New breakthrough in detecting “ghost particles” from the Sun
Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, often called “ghost particles” because they rarely…
Hidden dimensions could explain where mass comes from
The geometry of space itself may play a far more central role in physics than previously thought. Instead…
High-Tech ‘Bubble Wrap’ Lets You Hold Fire Without Getting Burned
Buildings can leak a lot of heat. Scientists think the remedy might come in the form of fireproof,…
Legendary Nobel Prize winning physicist explains why super smart people make dumb decisions
The man feeding the paper was Joe Eszterhas, the brash, polarizing screenwriter behind Flashdance and Jagged Edge. Eszterhas…
Astronomers watched a sleeping neutron star roar back to life
When gas falls onto a compact object, such as a neutron star or black hole, due to its…
Scientists crack the atomic code behind single-photon quantum emitters
Imagine a light switch so small it is made from just a few atoms, and so precise it…
New quantum antenna reveals a hidden terahertz world
A research team from the Faculty of Physics and the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies at the Centre…
Brightest-ever lensed supernova reveals astronomy’s coming revolution
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
A New Window on the Expansion of the Universe
The universe is getting bigger, and there’s a problem. Two different ways of measuring its expansion rate give…
Qubits break long-held quantum limit by evolving in superposed time paths
For decades, physicists believed that even the strangest quantum objects had a hard limit on how strongly their…
New Mapping of the Universe Reveals Key Insights About Dark Matter
In a new study published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics, scientists have unveiled a new mapping of…
Thermal camouflage breakthrough achieved with 9x heat scattering tech
Heat is stubborn. Unlike light or sound, it does not travel in clear beams or waves that engineers…