Physicists Decode Particle Dance That ‘Kills’ Electrical Conductivity
When things don’t make sense in the quantum realm, scientists don’t always get to find a good explanation…
Pixelized galaxy cluster strong lens modeling improves precision of Hubble constant measurement
A strongly lensed supernova: SN Encore in galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Justin Pierel,…
Greatest Spectroscope Ever Built Can Tell What 2,400 Cosmic Objects Are Made of Every 20 Mins.
ESO’s 4MOST instrument – Credit, AIPA / Saviauk The world’s largest spectroscopic telescope has just recorded the first…
Reality Is Too Complex For Any Cosmic Computer Simulation, Study Suggests
How do we know we’re not living in a computer simulation? Is it even possible to tell? For…
Observation of the nonlinear chiral thermoelectric Hall effect in tellurium
Zhang, Y. J. et al. Enhanced intrinsic photovoltaic effect in tungsten disulfide nanotubes. Nature 570, 349–353 (2019). Article …
UCSB Physics Nobel Prize Celebration!
BIG UCSB PHYSICS NOBEL CELEBRATION Every year in October our UCSB Physics faculty present an explanation of the…
Elusive polaron ‘dance’ discovery solves decades-old quantum mystery
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing puzzle in quantum physics by discovering an elusive quasiparticle,…
Our Universe Was Twice as Hot 7 Billion Years Ago, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
When you open your fridge, you expect it to be cooler than your kitchen. Similarly, when astronomers look…
Chinese Report Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer Enters Commercial Use
Insider Brief China’s first atomic quantum computer, “Hanyuan No. 1,” has entered commercial use with more than 40…
Quantum light breakthrough could transform technology
High-order harmonic generation (HHG) is a process that transforms light into much higher frequencies, allowing scientists to explore…
“He acts as a science popularizer”: Physicist Avi Loeb slams Brian Cox’s theory about interstellar object 3I/ATLAS
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (Image via NASA) Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was first reportedly observed on July 1, 2025 by the…
Gravitational Lensing of 3I/ATLAS by the Sun | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025
The latest post-perihelion image of 3I/ATLAS, taken by the Lowell Discovery Telescope on October 31, 2025. The sunward…