“Dark photon” theory, if correct, would completely upend physics
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle.…
This Glowing Bottle Holds Real Lightning, and Here’s How It Was Made
A YouTube creator has managed to turn a familiar idiom into a literal experiment. Using a particle accelerator,…
A New Theory Suggests Mass May Emerge From Invisible Dimensions
A recent study published in Nuclear Physics B examines how hidden dimensions might influence the physical reality that…
Chinese team tackles a century-old puzzle in physics: can we travel back in time?
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time…
These ‘impossible’ galaxies are breaking the Universe as we know it
When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our…
Physicists found a way to make thermodynamics work in the quantum world
In 1798, officer and physicist Benjamin Thompson (a.k.a. Count Rumford) made a simple but powerful observation while watching…
How Does Stardust Spread Through Space? Turns Out, The Push Of Starlight Isn’t Enough
Winds from the red giant R Doradus are not powerful enough to spread the molecules that make up…
Fusion Reactors Might Create Dark Matter Particles, Physicists Show : ScienceAlert
Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit. An…
Super simulation shows that something changed in the universe
A new super simulation called FLAMINGO maps the universe from its first moments to today, and it intensifies…
YouTuber captures ‘lightning in a bottle’ using particle accelerator
The phrase “lightning in a bottle” is usually used as a metaphor for something rare or impossible to…
Israeli study reveals how spinning particles self-assemble
A new study by the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University has found that particles…
“Purifying” photons: Scientists found a way to clean light itself
Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a new way to “purify” photons, a development that could…