The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves
In 2011, Deconinck and Oliveras simulated different disturbances with higher and higher frequencies and watched what happened to…
First Close-Up of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Reveals a Strange Cosmic Phenomenon That’s Baffling Experts
At a distance of 160,000 light-years, an aging red supergiant star in a neighboring galaxy has become the…
“Really bizarre” quantum discovery defies the rules of physics
Lu Li, a physicist who studies advanced materials, knows that people often want to hear how his research…
The ‘anti-weather’ of Venus
Surface of Venus, as seen by Venera 13. Credit: Venera 13/Don P.Mitchell Conditions on Venus’s surface have largely…
Scientists discover a way simulate the Universe on a laptop
As astronomers gather more data than ever before, studying the cosmos has become an increasingly complex task. A…
Behold Helios, the Most Powerful Quantum Computer on the Planet
Computing firm Quantinuum has provided the hardware for many outstanding feats in quantum computing over the past few…
physicist and director-general of CERN
When Herwig Schopper arrived in Ithaca, upstate New York, one Saturday in 1960 to spend a year working…
A Fundamental ‘Constant’ of the Universe May Not Be Constant At All, Study Finds
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that took a bite out of life,…
Can D-Wave (QBTS) Prove Real-World Quantum Adoption Is Reaching an Inflection Point?
D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced the successful completion of a joint proof-of-concept project with BASF, which used hybrid-quantum technology…
MIT quantum breakthrough edges toward room-temp superconductors
Superconductors work like express trains for electricity. Once electric current enters one, it can travel through without resistance…
Spins influence solid oxygen’s crystal structure under extreme magnetic fields, study finds
A cartoon image of PINK-02 and the photos of the portable generation of 110 T in the beamline…
Black hole flare unprecedented; the strength of memories; bugs on the menu
This artist’s concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30…