A dying star could create a new universe instead of a black hole
Massive stars produce light and heat through nuclear fusion, a process that releases enormous amounts of energy from…
Scientists Develop a New Way To Measure Gravitational Waves in the Expanding Universe
Gravitational waves are typically studied as faint disturbances moving through otherwise quiet spacetime, but the situation becomes far…
Time May Not Exist Everywhere in the Universe
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Past attempts to reconcile quantum theory with relativity have…
Astronomers Unveil Record-Breaking Haul of 161 New Black Hole Collisions
A major new release of gravitational-wave detections is offering researchers an unprecedented view of some of the universe’s…
24,000-atom mini universe demonstrates time flow without a clock
What if time isn’t woven into the fabric of reality at all? A new experiment suggests that the…
High-fidelity entanglement and coherent multi-qubit mapping in an atom array
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Logical qubits with erasure conversion using metastable neutral atoms
Ryan-Anderson, C. et al. Realization of real-time fault-tolerant quantum error correction. Phys. Rev. X 11, 041058 (2021). Google…
Einstein’s Lost Theory Said Gravity Changes Speed of Light and a New Experiment Claims It Was Right
A humble elevator shaft was recently used in a test of the constancy of the speed of light.…
Dark energy survives major challenge as universe keeps accelerating
Astronomers say a recent challenge to one of the most important discoveries in modern cosmology has been resolved,…
A molecule that emits laser-like light
Chemists have engineered a new molecule that can help organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) produce purer colors, potentially…
Dark energy survives major challenge as universe keeps accelerating
Astronomers say a recent challenge to one of the most important discoveries in modern cosmology has been resolved,…
‘Rheology’ review: Theoretical physics meet experimental art at REDCAT
In “Rheology,” Shayok Misha Chowdhury, an experimental theater artist, and his mother, Bulbul Chakraborty, a theoretical physicist, bridge…