World’s largest particle accelerator heats thousands of homes in France
The world’s largest particle accelerator has been supplying heat to thousands of homes in France since mid-January, in…
Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics – Physics World
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The world’s biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit
Researchers have smashed a new record in quantum mechanics, creating the largest ever ‘superposition’ – a strange state…
The loudest gravitational wave ever heard comes from 2025 and tests Hawking’s rule with almost absurd precision
The universe has just sent its loudest gravitational whisper so far. In that tiny ripple in space time,…
Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise
Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also…
Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides
Map of the calculated magnetic anisotropy. (Credit: Beeson et al., Adv. Mat., 2025) Although most of us simultaneously…
Here’s Why I Wouldn’t Touch D-Wave Quantum With a 10-Foot Pole
In principle, quantum computing is fascinating. This evolving new technology has the potential to handle certain unusual types…
Einstein’s recoiling slit experiment realized at the quantum limit – Physics World
Einstein’s recoiling slit experiment realized at the quantum limit – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
China sets new record with 35.6 tesla all-superconducting magnet
China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet…
Early Universe’s supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies
Initial analyses suggested if the dots were in fact supermassive black holes, they’d have to be nearly as…
‘An entire world waiting to be discovered’
For the first time ever, auditory interaction between plants and animals has been confirmed. What’s happening? According to…
Mapping the Invisible – Universe Today
Dark matter doesn’t emit light, it doesn’t absorb light and it doesn’t even block it, passing through ordinary…