Why We Can’t Walk Through Walls Even Though Atoms Are Mostly Empty
It’s a fair question: atoms are made mostly of empty space, so why does solid matter feel, well……
Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress
A proton (pink) and an electron (blue) experience stresses in the hydrogen atom. Investigating stress in subatomic particles…
Physicists see heat move as a wave after 90 years of theory
Physicists at MIT have achieved a major feat, capturing a bizarre quantum effect called second sound on film,…
how quantum physics is challenging our understanding of cause and effect – Physics World
Indefinite causal order: how quantum physics is challenging our understanding of cause and effect – Physics World Skip…
Explaining the Anomalous Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeThe highest-resolution image of 3I/ATLAS was taken by the…
Before Hawking, a forgotten priest imagined black holes
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A laser 100 times more powerful than global electricity production: This laser astonishes researchers
Imagine compressing two petawatts of energy into just 25 quintillionths of a second. That’s the breathtaking feat of…
Supermassive black holes shrouded by dust in the early universe
An artist’s impression of a dust-shrouded quasar in the early universe. Credit: NAOJ Astronomers have discovered “dust-shrouded supermassive…
Physicists create world’s first time crystal visible to human eye
University of Colorado Boulder physicists have created a “time crystal” visible to the human eye. Nobel laureate Frank…
First-ever complete measurement of a black-hole recoil achieved thanks to gravitational waves
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves they generate. Credit: Galician Institute of…
New hollow-core fibres break a 40-year limit on light transmission – Physics World
New hollow-core fibres break a 40-year limit on light transmission – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
Gravitational Waves Were Discovered 10 Years Ago – Here’s How They Changed Everything
Ten years ago, on September 14, 2015, at 9:50 am UTC, our planet was compressed and then stretched…