‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
In this illustration, photons hit a strip of superconducting wire, disrupting the electric current and registering an electric…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact…
EuroHPC Opens €119M in Funding Calls for Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking has launched six calls totaling €119 million to advance quantum computing, quantum…
Electrical manipulation and detection of perpendicular altermagnetic order via a proximitized Dirac semimetal
Miron, I. M. et al. Perpendicular switching of a single ferromagnetic layer induced by in-plane current injection. Nature…
A single neutrino caught beneath the Antarctic ice sent astronomers searching across 11 billion light-years — and led them to a young galaxy nicknamed the Shadow Blaster, its light bent and magnified by another galaxy standing between it and Earth
At 18:17 UTC on 22 September 2021, a pattern of light appeared inside a cubic kilometre of instrumented…
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
For billions of years, an ancient cluster of stars has been gradually coming apart, shedding stars that now…
Protons and neutrons are more than just groups of three quarks – Physics World
Protons and neutrons are more than just groups of three quarks – Physics World Skip to main content…
Japan’s Full-Stack Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer is Operational
Insider Brief Japan’s Institute for Molecular Science has begun operating Shunkai, the country’s first full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer,…
Freezing liquid inside optical fibre makes light and sound interact more than 1,000 times more strongly
Representational photo of a frozen optical fiber core in a glass capillary, which guides and couples light and…
Japan develops its first neutral-atom quantum computer
Japanese researchers are making headway in the field of quantum computing, or systems that are much faster at…
Cosmic plasma was supposed to rule out dark photons. Simulations say otherwise
A major limit on dark photon dark matter may be far weaker because early-universe plasma stops absorbing energy…