107 years ago, the Eddington total eclipse experiment helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity
On Wednesday a total solar eclipse will pass over Iceland and other parts of Europe. And while many…
New Simons Collaboration Explores Defects in Physics
For centuries, physicists have described how the universe functions based on observations of the natural world taken at…
Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How
Some laws of physics are so fundamental that they’ve served as the baseline for science for centuries. But…
The Dark Matter Detector in the Scottish Borders
It turns out, the world’s biggest dark matter detector may well be the planet you’re standing (or sitting)…
Can Quantum Save Democracy? Quantum Voting Experiments Put Ballot Secrecy and Election Security to the Test
Insider Brief Three recent experiments show how quantum technology could protect ballot secrecy and help verify election integrity,…
China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance
A US laboratory that once dominated the field of superconducting magnets is now hoping to buy Chinese technology…
Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid
Insider Brief Berkeley Lab researchers observed a tunable Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor, creating…
Thermal imaging technique helps overcome a major problem for gravitational-wave astronomy – Physics World
Thermal imaging technique helps overcome a major problem for gravitational-wave astronomy – Physics World Skip to main content…
10,000 particles break action-reaction law to stay in constant motion
Researchers in Japan have unveiled how thousands of microscopic particles can spontaneously pair up, move, and reorganize themselves…
On the hunt for dark matter | MIT News
Physicists across the globe are on a quest for a particle that makes up nearly 85 percent of…
Engineer’s 88-pound trebuchet makes projectile fly at supersonic speeds
UK-based engineer Tom Stanton has successfully built a trebuchet that can send projectiles flying at supersonic speeds. Although,…
Indian Physicist Deepak Dhar Wins 2026 Dirac Medal For Work In Statistical Mechanics
Indian theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal by the International Centre for Theoretical…