A gamma-ray burst kept astronomers on tenterhooks for 7 hours
Astronomers have caught the longest gamma ray burst ever seen, a seven-hour flash of high-energy light that looks…
Scientists make ytterbium atomic clock that could detect dark matter
Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits…
Static magnetization switching in an artificial antiferromagnetic multilayer driven by a voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy effect
Engineering H ex by using heavy metals We first studied the Co/Ru/Co trilayer structure with IEC and investigated…
Physicists propose tweak to Einstein’s relativity that could transform our understanding of the Big Bang
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“Why would you expect me to remember that?” Thomas Kuhn and the uses of oral history
“Why would you expect me to remember that?”: Thomas Kuhn and the uses of oral history Niels Bohr,…
Light can travel for billions of years yet experience no time
A photon emitted from a star a billion light-years away arrives at a telescope having experienced no time…
Gravitational effects could shed more light on the Hubble tension – Physics World
Gravitational effects could shed more light on the Hubble tension – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
New Advances Bring the Era of Quantum Computers Closer Than Ever
In a white paper posted the same day as the Caltech paper, Gidney and his collaborators announced that…
Trapped ion quantum technology gets smaller – Physics World
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New tweak to Einstein’s relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang
The Big Bang is often described as the moment everything began — a point of infinite density where…
Sir Anthony Leggett obituary: theoretical physicist
Anthony Leggett not only carved out a reputation as a pioneering theoretical physicist but in 2003 shared the…
These Pretty Light Cones Actually Represent Einstein’s Theory of Spacetime Relativity
Elliot McGucken These photos of 70-foot-tall light cones shimmering over the Californian desert may look beautiful, but scratch…