Michelle Simmons on building quantum computers one atom at a time
Before quantum computing became a global race, Michelle Simmons was already working at the atomic limits of silicon,…
A New Theory Says Hidden Dimensions May Create Mass. That Would Rewrite Particle Physics.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Current theories suggest that W and Z bosons acquire…
‘Invisible Grabbers’ Let You Move Objects Using Nothing But Sound Waves
Physically, sound is just pressure moving through a medium. If you harness…
10 quantum myths that must die in the new year
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
A chiral fermionic valve driven by quantum geometry
Device preparation and electrical measurements The procedure for device fabrication from PdGa crystal using Ga-ion-based focused-ion beam technique…
“Zentropy Theory” May Unlock Previously Impossible Electronics Based on Transparent Ceramics
Researchers working to explain the higher-than-expected optical performance of transparent ceramics have turned to a controversial new concept,…
Frozen but Flowing? Scientists Captured Matter in a Never-Before-Seen State
By manipulating individual atoms in molten metal, the scientists managed to hold the liquid in place, preventing it…
New images reveal what really happens when stars explode
Astronomers have obtained remarkably detailed images of two stellar explosions — called novae — just days after they…
Einstein Wrong in Bohr Debate, New Experiment Proves 98 Years Later
A near-100-year-old debate between the theoretical physicists Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr has finally been settled—and not in…
Physicists Finally Solved One Of The Biggest Mysteries About Fusion Energy
Peter Hansen/Getty Images Nuclear fusion is deemed the…
The Detector That Took 17 Years to Build Is Finally Catching the Universe’s Ghosts
After 17 years of planning and construction, China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has finally opened its scientific…
New tunable copper cavity could detect dark matter particles
Italian researchers have reached a significant milestone in the hunt for dark matter, demonstrating a new “tunable” system…