“I don’t think humanity will survive the next thousand years”
When Stephen Hawking warned that humanity might not survive the next 1,000 years without leaving Earth, the line…
What physics says about dying
A flame goes out, and something in the room shifts with it. Not because matter has vanished, but…
Heavier cousin of the proton discovered at the LHC – Physics World
Heavier cousin of the proton discovered at the LHC – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
A quantum walk comb source at telecommunication wavelengths
Diddams, S. A., Vahala, K. & Udem, T. Optical frequency combs: coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum. Science 369,…
“You Can Create and Control This Exotic State Using Light “: DARPA-Funded Scientists Use Lasers to Create a New Exotic State of Matter at Room Temperature
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), with support from the U.S. Army Research Office, the National Science Foundation,…
Electrosolvation force can act over long distances – Physics World
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When Atoms Hear the Universe Ripple
Every time two black holes collide somewhere in the universe, they send ripples through the fabric of spacetime…
Physics answers a crucial kitchen question
It makes sense to squeeze every last drop of milk into our coffee and drizzle the remains of our…
Observation of Floquet-induced gap in graphene
Ashcroft, N. W. & Mermin, N. D. Solid State Physics (Saunders College, 1976). Shirley, J. H. Solution of…
Stephen Hawking, scientist, “Quiet and silent people are the ones who have the strongest and loudest minds”
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Born on Jan. 8, 1942 in Oxford, Hawking…
Physicists just turned glass into a powerful quantum security device
As quantum computers grow more powerful, many current encryption methods could eventually become vulnerable. One promising solution is…
Symmetry-broken Kondo screening and zero-energy mode in a kagome superconductor
Pan, S. H. et al. Imaging the effects of individual zinc impurity atoms on superconductivity in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Nature…