Large-scale stochastic simulation of open quantum systems
Simulation of open quantum systemsLindbladian master equations A large variety of processes in quantum physics can be captured…
Laser-based conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy of 229ThO2
Expected IC signal The incident VUV flux is attenuated, so that it follows φ0e−αz, in which α is…
Can Rigetti’s Need for a Quantum Fab Reshape Its Long-Term Moat?
Per the third-quarter earnings call, Rigetti Computing RGTI commented about eventually needing a more advanced quantum chip fabrication…
A Supermassive Black Hole That Behaves Like The Sun
Astronomers have found a unique blast coming from a distant supermassive black hole (SMBH). The SMBH is in…
Here’s how to levitate something without magic
acoustic: Having to do with sound or hearing. arachnid: A group of invertebrate animals that includes spiders, scorpions,…
Old electroplating trick could shrink nuclear clocks to wearables
A UCLA-led team has unveiled a radically simpler way to build thorium-based nuclear clocks, a breakthrough that could…
New gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universe
For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned…
World’s largest fusion device solves key plasma heat loss challenge
For decades, physicists have been puzzled by a phenomenon inside fusion reactors that defies conventional theory: heat escaping…
The JWST Just Identified A Supernova From Only 730 Million Years After The Big Bang
Supernovae aren’t one of the JWST’s main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently,…
Gravitational lensing is amazing, but won’t solve the Hubble tension
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Euclid Reveals What Wakes Sleeping Black Holes
Almost every massive galaxy is has a supermassive black hole at its core, an object containing millions or…
Temporal anti-parity–time symmetry in diffusive transport
Gross, D. J. The role of symmetry in fundamental physics. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 93, 14256–14259 (1996).…