Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
Credit: AI-generated image It’s a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation…
Environmental Noise Dataset for Sound Event Classification and Detection
The automation of acoustic analysis represents a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary domain of research, combining acoustics, signal processing, and…
Historic Collaboration Suggests “Ghost Particles” Could Explain All of Existence
For decades, scientists have known that neutrinos—often called “ghost particles” for their near-massless, almost undetectable nature—defy easy explanation.…
Solar gamma rays could unlock mystery of sun’s hidden magnetic fields
Credit: NASA New research conducted by an international team of physicists has found that high-energy gamma rays might…
Scientists create new type of semiconductor that holds superconducting promise
Josephson junction structures—quantum devices made of two superconductors and a thin non-superconducting barrier—using different forms of germanium (Ge):…
Bridging light, microwaves and electrons for precision calibration
The photonic chip mounted on a custom holder. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62808-5 EPFL researchers have developed…
Interactive web tool brings quantum game theory concepts to life through music
At the 3rd International Symposium on Quantum Computing and Musical Creativity, Kobe University quantum engineer SOUMA Satofumi presents…
New Findings Say the First Stars in the Universe Were Born in Pairs
We are truly lucky to live in an age where modern instruments – like the James Webb Space…
Quantum technology is coming to the real world
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
Spin environment of a superconducting qubit in high magnetic fields
In Fig. 1 we present the field resilient gralmonium qubit, fabricated from a single layer of grAl (cf. Fig. 1a),…
To Expand Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Astronomers Look to a Band That’s Mid
Gravitational wave telescopes work in a very different way than optical or radio telescopes, but they do have…