Strange behavior in focused laser light could change how quantum computers control qubits
Physicists have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time by mapping how a tightly focused…
Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep
Picture a fisherman hauling in his nets on a calm morning at sea, when his smartwatch suddenly vibrates…
Physicists Shatter Quantum Entanglement Distance Record With 420 Kilometers of Optical Fiber
Maintaining a long-distance relationship may be difficult for humans, but it’s even more difficult for entangled states. The…
Strange gravitational waves may reveal dark matter near merging black holes
The evidence for dark matter is everywhere and the evidence for dark matter is nothing. Galaxies rotate in…
New study reveals how dark matter formed shortly after the Big Bang
Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. For decades, that…
Negative time experiment clears peer review as photons appear to leave an atom cloud before entering — groundbreaking quantum ‘negative time’ proven after 1 million test runs
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Did Chinese scientists simulate what could be the ‘end of the universe’?
If a certain tiny bubble suddenly appeared somewhere in the cosmos, physicists say, it could expand and erase…
China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency
Chinese researchers have taken a major step in the global race to build practical quantum computers, becoming the…
Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end
For the first time, scientists in China have faithfully recreated a thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein nearly…
Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing in the world
A team led by renowned Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has built a key component for a quantum computer…