New Lightsail Material Pushes Interstellar Probe Dream Closer
Any material used as a light sail is bound by very restrictive physical requirements. It has to be…
Study reveals mechanisms of rapidly driven plasma magnetic reconnection
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has…
Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing in the world
A team led by renowned Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has built a key component for a quantum computer…
A unified realization of electrical quantities from the quantum International System of Units
Mills, I. M., Mohr, P. J., Quinn, T. J., Taylor, B. N. & Williams, E. R. Redefinition of…
How Milky Way’s Future Collision with Andromeda Could Shape the Universe
In recent groundbreaking research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists from the University of…
Structured light manipulates material properties and reveals atomic changes in nanocrystals
Visualization of strain and cracking in a bismuth tungstate nanoparticle under various environmental conditions. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025).…
Physicists get dark excitons under control – Physics World
Physicists get dark excitons under control – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World…
In vitro evidence of bubble-induced acoustic softening and Sanal flow choking in cardiovascular decompression
This pilot in vitro study explored how decompression-induced microbubble nucleation and acoustic softening contribute to flow instability and…
New Quantum Radar Can Be Made As Small As A Die Thanks To Giant Atoms
When you think of radar, you probably think of large rotating military antennae and a green screen with…
Astronomers catch supermassive black hole in the act of ‘waking up’
Top panel: the cluster of galaxies (white/violet) and its hot gaseous atmosphere (blue); bottom right panel: NSF VLBA…
Massive magnets are on the move: Repurposing electromagnets for research
Left to right: The BaBar solenoid magnet at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before its move to Brookhaven. (SLAC)…
Ultrafast Levitation Achieved in New Frictionless Device Developed by Japanese Researchers
A new method for achieving ultrafast, frictionless levitation has been developed by Japanese researchers at Yokohama National University,…