New fear unlocked: runaway black holes
Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond.…
Dark Energy Survey results: Standard model of cosmology holds up in 6-year study of the universe, with one big caveat
A six-year survey covering 669 million galaxies has revealed insight into dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon driving the…
At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider manages to turn lead into gold and revives alchemy as a byproduct of modern physics
The old fantasy of transforming lead into gold is now a reality, made possible by some wildly inefficient…
Narrowband quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride with optically addressable spins
Stas, P.-J. et al. Robust multi-qubit quantum network node with integrated error detection. Science 378, 557–560 (2022). Article …
Ambitious Survey Hints at Tantalizing New Theories on Dark Energy : ScienceAlert
Astrophysicists are closer than ever to solving the mystery of what makes up almost 70 percent of the…
Could silicon become the bedrock of quantum computers? – Physics World
Could silicon become the bedrock of quantum computers? – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
Distant entangled atoms acting as one sensor deliver stunning precision
Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have shown that quantum entanglement can be…
Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on Universe
image:Â The Dark Matter distribution in the COSMOS field observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and by…
China unveils system for stable supersonic electromagnetic launches
In 2023, China’s ‘electromagnetic sledge’ system became the first large-scale electromagnetic launcher to break the sound barrier. During…
Why Albert Einstein never received a Nobel Prize for relativity
When students learn that Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize, the assumption feels automatic: relativity. The bending of…
A cosmic anomaly suggests we need to rethink the shape of our universe
In recent years, Nobel Prize–winning physicist James Peebles, one of the main architects of the standard cosmological model,…
Stephen Hawking organized a party for time travelers in Cambridge, and no one showed up, reinforcing his scientific skepticism
Stephen Hawking was a legend in the realms of theoretical physics, cosmology, and even pop culture. Although he…