‘Physics shortcut’ helps laptop mimic quantum supercomputer power
A team of physicists from the University at Buffalo has developed a user-friendly method that allows researchers to…
Superconductivity distorts crystal lattice of topological quantum materials
Researchers at Okayama University used high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction to detect tiny lattice distortions (about 100 parts per…
Quantum fluctuations found hidden beneath classical optical signals in polaritons
Schematic experimental setup (not to scale) illustrating the linear spectroscopic observables—transmission, absorption, and reflection. Credit: Optica (2025). DOI:…
Individual electrons trapped and controlled above 1 K, easing cooling limits for quantum computing
(a) Schematic cross section of a microchannel filled with superfluid helium. (b) Schematic circuit diagram and false-color SEM…
what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry? – Physics World
The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry? – Physics World Skip…
California Nobel laureate John Martinis won’t quit on quantum computers
A California physicist and Nobel laureate who laid the foundation for quantum computing isn’t done working. For the…
Information Could Be a Fundamental Part of the Universe—and May Explain Dark Energy and Dark Matter
For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity…
UC Santa Barbara Professors Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
It’s not every Tuesday morning that UCSB wakes up to a pair of new Nobel laureates. But that’s…
Tiny engine runs hotter than the sun to probe the frontiers of thermodynamics
The silica particle interacts with the electric field and the few air particles in the vacuum. Credit: Millen Lab/King’s…
Astronomers detect lowest mass dark object ever measured using gravitational lensing
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colour). Credit: Keck/EVN/GBT/VLBA Dark matter is…
Easter Island’s Famous Moai Statues Really “Walked” – Physics Confirms It
The monolithic human figures of Rapa Nui, called Moai, are among the most recognizable statues in the world.…
World’s most sensitive table-top experiment sets new limits on very high-frequency gravitational waves
The Gravity Exploration Team was able to achieve record-breaking levels of sensitivity with the Quantum Enhanced Space-Time measurement…