Physicists Take the Imaginary Numbers Out of Quantum Mechanics
A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory…
Astronomers Observe a Black Hole in Another Galaxy Tearing a Star Apart
During the 1950s, the study of the cosmos was revolutionized with the introduction of radio astronomy. In the…
Why are scientists rushing to study a comet from deep space? | Science and Technology News
Astrophysicists are scrambling to study an ancient comet from another star system that entered the solar system this…
Chasing and splashing molecules create resilient order from apparent chaos, study shows
Non-reciprocal interactions drive large-scale collective motion, where one species chases the other forming spatiotemporal patterns. Credit: Max Planck…
SXDF-NB1006-2 is a young starburst galaxy experiencing ionized gas outflows, observations find
NIRCam images of SXDF-NB1006-2. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2510.25721 An international team of astronomers has employed the James…
Ask Ethan: Can Weber bars detect gravitational waves?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Entanglement swapping using sum-frequency generation between single photons demonstrated for first time
Experimental setup for the SFG-based entanglement swapping One entangled photon pair is generated from each of the two…
Compact laser system shows 80% efficiency for ultrashort light pulses is possible
Multipass optical parametric amplifier with laser beam: The new system demonstrates the development of highly efficient and compact…
Ultra-broadband wide-angle anti-reflection scheme utilizing multi-layer resonant metasurfaces
When light transitions from one medium to another, differences in refractive indices cause partial reflection which reduces the…
Qubit That Lasts 3 Times As Long As The Record Is Major Step Toward Practical Quantum Computers
Researchers at Princeton University have reported a new quantum computing breakthrough. They developed a quantum bit, or qubit…
Physicist transforms energy into matter and captures proof
University of Victoria (UVic) physicist Dominique Trischuk studies some of the tiniest pieces of the universe, particles so…
Physics – Mapping Altermagnetic Domains
November 6, 2025• Physics 18, s145 Two new techniques use circularly polarized x rays to characterize a new…