Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
More than 50 years ago, physicist Sir Roger Penrose proposed a remarkable idea: under the right conditions, it…
Here’s Why Some Humans Can Hear Super Low-Frequency Sounds
If you’ve ever experienced a feeling of unease in a spooky building at night, it might be caused…
India wins 5 golds at International Physics Olympiad 2026, shares rank 1
5 Indian students have won gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026, held in Bucaramanga,…
Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
Physicists from the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have successfully created a two dimensional topological…
Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of…
Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration of electrons using a flying focus
Tajima, T. & Dawson, J. M. Laser electron accelerator. Phys. Rev. Lett. 43, 267–270 (1979). Article ADS Google…
Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All
Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to…
Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
Physicists from the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have successfully created a two dimensional topological…
Scientists Say Some Black Holes Are Born From Other Black Holes
Since LIGO’s Nobel-winning discovery of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime—the U.S.-based detector has been picking up on hundreds of…
Astronomers Use a Neutron Star Merger to Measure Cosmic Expansion
For roughly a century, scientists have known that our Universe is in a constant state of expansion. Known…
Force-based reading and writing of individual single-atom magnets
Herein, we utilize holmium (Ho) adatoms on MgO as single-atom magnet, a system that is regarded as a…
We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture.
Thamires Lima, a research professor in chemical engineering at Drexel University, studies the properties of thick, viscous liquids…