World’s First Room-Temperature Quantum Material Sorts Light in an Unprecedented Way
A new Nature study establishes a blueprint for engineering future quantum materials that operate under everyday conditions. Credit:…
Mathematician Offers New Solution to a Fundamental Cosmic Paradox
A thermodynamic analysis of spacetime also points to an unexpected role for emergent dark energy and hints that…
In 1991, a single subatomic particle struck Earth carrying the kinetic energy of a fast-bowled cricket ball — tens of millions of times more than any human accelerator can give one proton — and physicists still cannot explain what launched it
Fifty joules does not sound like an astronomical amount of energy. It is roughly the kinetic energy of…
Enhanced inverse Compton scattering via spontaneous focusing induced by a coated plasma mirror
Cole, J. M. et al. Experimental evidence of radiation reaction in the collision of a high-intensity laser pulse…
What Is the Invisible String Theory? The Invisible String Theory Explained
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok recently (or had Taylor Swift’s “Invisible String” on repeat), you’ve probably…
David Gross, Nobel Prize winner in physics: Humanity has a “very small” chance of surviving another 50 years
Some lines make you pause. Others demand a second reading. David Gross’s words belong firmly in that latter…
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Physicists tend to think of light in terms of photons: massless, elementary particles “carrying” the forces of nature.…
SKKU-led Team Identifies ‘Zinc Oxide Spin Qubit’ — A Semiconductor-Based Quantum Technology
Insider Brief Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Washington identified a molybdenum–oxygen-vacancy…
Ireland plans to be key quantum computing player by 2030
The Government has published a new plan to make Ireland a key player in quantum computing by 2030.…
GPS particle detectors track space radiation over two decades – Physics World
GPS particle detectors track space radiation over two decades – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Scientists Watch Chemistry Unfold Atom by Atom
A UV pulse (purple beam) excites 3-fluoropyridine, while a delayed X-ray pulse (white beam) probes the nitrogen atom…
In 1907, an Indian govt accountant challenged Newton’s ideas. Years later, he changed physics forever and won the Nobel Prize
There’s a particular kind of Indian story that never gets old: a government job by day, a scientific…