Trigger-based single photons generated on demand for quantum tech
Light already carries our phone calls, videos, and emails across the world through optical fibers, but the same…
Russian Researchers Test 72-Qubit Atom-Based Quantum Computer
Insider Brief Researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed and tested a 72-qubit atom-based quantum computing prototype…
Astronomers Uncover Mysterious Double Nucleus At The Heart Of Galaxy NGC 4486B
In a recent study, astronomers reported the discovery of a rare double nucleus in the nearby galaxy NGC…
Astronomers May Have Found A New Way To Detect The Universe’s Hidden Dark Matter
Astronomers have proposed a radical idea: dark matter—the mysterious substance making up most of the universe’s mass, might…
New ‘dark photon’ theory would completely upend quantum physics
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle.…
Seeing Sound For Under $200
There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds,…
What To Do When Your Foucault Pendulum Stops Swinging
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science they recently made a disturbing discovery: their Foucault pendulum had stopped…
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
Pallab Ghosh KPNO/NOIRLab A lonely telescope in the Arizona desert tracks millions of distant galaxies to determine the…
“This Will Be a New Chapter in Quantum Physics”: Odd Quasiparticles May Explain a Pair of Quantum Experiments That Baffled Scientists
The unexpected coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism observed in two experiments this year has finally been explained by…
Something fundamental about black holes may be changing
An international group of astronomers has uncovered strong evidence suggesting that the material surrounding supermassive black holes has…
Are We Trapped Inside a Cosmic Black Hole? Physicists Reignite a Bold Cosmic Theory
For decades, black holes have stood as the most enigmatic objects in the universe, defying our understanding of…
At 15, Belgian researcher earns a PhD in quantum physics with ambitious long-term goals
At 15 years old, Belgian researcher Laurent Simons earned a PhD in quantum physics from the University of…