New quantum sensors can withstand extreme pressure
A schematic image shows a 2D sensor squeezed between two diamond anvils. Credit: Chong Zu The world of…
Ask Ethan: Where does cosmic dust come from?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Gravitational wave cry of baby black hole kicked away from its birth site heard for 1st time
Astronomers have for the first time measured the speed and direction of a newborn black hole, thanks to…
Seeing a trio of entangled photons in one go
Achieving the entanglement measurement of the W state. Credit: KyotoU / Takeuchi lab The concept of quantum entanglement…
A New Neutrino Detector In China Is Coming Online
Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they’re…
Models explain mysterious feature controlling magnetic properties of the sun
The sun taken from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, showing the quiet corona and magnetic structures like coronal…
Scientists say there is a 90% chance of witnessing a black hole explosion in next 10 years
According to the theory by Stephen Hawking, black holes emit particles and radiation, which leads to them gradually…
Graphene just broke a fundamental law of physics
For several decades, a central puzzle in quantum physics has remained unsolved: Could electrons behave like a perfect,…
Physicists Made a Time Crystal We Can Actually See
Of all the eccentricities of the quantum realm, time crystals—atomic arrangements that repeat certain motions over time—might be…
Ultra-flat optic pushes beyond what was previously thought possible
An illustrative comparison of a standard refractive lens next to an ultra-flat optic developed by the research team.…
It’s quieter than emptiness — Big-Bang echoes point to a two-billion-light-year hollow
Do you know that the most universally agreed-upon theory about the creation of the cosmos itself remains the…
Extending Spatial Light Modulation into the Ultraviolet
September 11, 2025• Physics 18, s113 An array of tiny spring-loaded mirrors creates intricate patterns of UV light…