Yes, the Universe Can Expand Faster Than Light
An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward.…
Symmetry method gives clearer view of how quantum noise spreads
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University have reported a major advance in…
Our solar system is moving through space 3x faster than expected
The universe is supposed to look the same no matter where you stand. That idea, known as the…
micro reviews of recent books – Physics World
Breakfast physics, delving into quantum 2.0, the science of sound, an update to everything: micro reviews of recent…
Widely tunable and narrow-linewidth violet lasers enabled by UV-transparent materials
Ludlow, A. D., Boyd, M. M., Ye, J., Peik, E. & Schmidt, P. O. Optical atomic clocks. Rev.…
95% of the universe is invisible. Here’s why that should fill us with wonder
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Scientists Discover New Quantum ‘Pinball’ State of Matter Where Electrons Break the Rules
Researchers at Florida State University have uncovered a previously unknown quantum phase of matter in which electrons behave simultaneously…
JWST Discovers Massive Black Hole in Galaxy Just 570 Million Years After Big Bang
A discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is shedding light on the rapid growth of supermassive…
Astronomers Are Stunned: The Universe Could Collapse Earlier Than We Thought
According to the standard cosmological model, the Universe has been in a phase of accelerated expansion for several…
A Star Blew A “Diamond Ring” Bubble In Space
The Cygnus X star-forming region is about 4,600 light-years away. It contains a huge number of massive protostars,…
Magic-angle graphene superconductivity mystery solved by scientists using tunnelling spectroscopy
Scientists studying ‘magic-angle’ graphene have captured the clearest evidence yet of the electronic signature behind its superconductivity, cutting…
You can see a working Quantum Computer in IBM’s London office
If you don’t mind peering through a sheet of glass, you can see a Quantum Computer at IBM’s…