Wilczek’s Multiverse | Why it is time for the world to think about the 3 faces of time
In the eighth instalment of his exclusive monthly series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist…
Scientists Discover a “Giant” New Twist on a 140-Year-Old Effect
For the first time, researchers have uncovered a giant anomalous Hall effect in a nonmagnetic material, rewriting established…
Why We Can’t Walk Through Walls Even Though Atoms Are Mostly Empty
It’s a fair question: atoms are made mostly of empty space, so why does solid matter feel, well……
Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress
A proton (pink) and an electron (blue) experience stresses in the hydrogen atom. Investigating stress in subatomic particles…
Physicists achieve record precision in measuring proton-to-electron mass ratio with H₂⁺
Detailed view of the experimental setup. The hydrogen molecule ions are cooled by means of laser light to…
Before Hawking, a forgotten priest imagined black holes
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A laser 100 times more powerful than global electricity production: This laser astonishes researchers
Imagine compressing two petawatts of energy into just 25 quintillionths of a second. That’s the breathtaking feat of…
Unprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole
The orange dot at the center of this image is a powerful explosion that repeated several times over…
Explaining the Anomalous Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeThe highest-resolution image of 3I/ATLAS was taken by the…
‘Breathing’ crystal reversibly releases oxygen – Physics World
‘Breathing’ crystal reversibly releases oxygen – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright…
Supermassive black holes shrouded by dust in the early universe
An artist’s impression of a dust-shrouded quasar in the early universe. Credit: NAOJ Astronomers have discovered “dust-shrouded supermassive…
Powerful gamma ray explosion baffles scientists
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that’s not only…