Japanese researchers among winners of physics prize
An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely…
Transverse optical torque observed at the nanoscale
Finer, J., Simmons, R. & Spudich, J. Single myosin molecule mechanics: piconewton forces and nanometre steps. Nature 368,…
Black hole jets pack the power of 10,000 Suns, study confirms
Black holes do not just swallow matter. They can also fire out powerful jets that shape the space…
Strong ultrafast nonlinear optical response from megaelectronvolt electrons in semiconductors
Uiberacker, M. et al. Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling in atoms. Nature 446, 627–632 (2007). Article ADS …
Quantum Myths vs Reality – Understanding Where the Technology Stands
Insider Brief Quantum computing in 2026 sits between real technical progress and exaggerated public expectations, with neither extreme…
What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels?
You’re the earliest known life form. There’s no food around right now. It would be great to go…
Astronomers Expected Hundreds of Two-Sun Planets, but Only Found 14, Einstein’s Theory May Explain Why
Planets orbiting two stars were expected to be everywhere. Instead, astronomers have found only a few, and new…
Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2026 red carpet: Anne Hathaway, Gigi Hadid, Salma Hayek and more
The 2026 Breakthrough Prizes, awarded for outstanding contributions in mathematics and science, were presented in Santa Monica on…
US scientists unveil concept for world’s first neutrino laser
Researchers in the United States have proposed a completely new kind of laser—one that emits not light, but…
Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics
Recent findings from research we have been carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern in…