Scientists observe ‘negative time’ for the first time in a quantum experiment
A photon enters a cloud of atoms and emerges on the other side. When physicists calculate how long…
The First Room-Temperature Quantum Material of Its Kind Is Spun From Atoms of Gold : ScienceAlert
Materials in a quantum state come with exotic properties that bend the laws of physics and offer huge…
Scientists find a way to break molecular bonds with less energy
A new study has found that the quantum vacuum – the faint energy that fills even empty space…
New Black Hole Theory Solves a 50-Year-Old Problem
Illustration of a black hole that is growing in response to an influx of energy. New research from…
X-Ray Eyes Reveal the Magnetic Secrets of the Lighthouse Pulsar’s Cosmic Wake
Occasionally, when a massive star dies in a supernova, it can leave behind a dense, rapidly spinning core…
Quantum teleportation cuts photon loss in long-distance transmission
Quantum teleportation has moved a step closer to practical use after researchers demonstrated that it can transmit quantum…
Scientists build a tiny quantum engine that turns heat into work
Car engines turn heat into motion through a repeating cycle of heating, cooling, expansion, and compression. Physicists have…
The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson
Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of smashing proton…
Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam to the head
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the…
Experiments provide new insights into the reverse sprinkler problem – Physics World
Experiments provide new insights into the reverse sprinkler problem – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Braided, Exotic Particles Could Build Reliable, Universal Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard, Stony Brook University and Quantinuum demonstrated the first universal…
Scientists built a camera that can track invisible particles in 3D
Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions. Others begin with a new theory. But many advances…