New Lightsail Material Pushes Interstellar Probe Dream Closer
Any material used as a light sail is bound by very restrictive physical requirements. It has to be…
Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing in the world
A team led by renowned Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has built a key component for a quantum computer…
How Milky Way’s Future Collision with Andromeda Could Shape the Universe
In recent groundbreaking research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists from the University of…
‘Pop III.1’ model explains origins of black holes and early cosmic ionization
Computer simulation of the ionized bubble around a Population III.1 supermassive star, progenitor of a supermassive black hole,…
Structured light manipulates material properties and reveals atomic changes in nanocrystals
Visualization of strain and cracking in a bismuth tungstate nanoparticle under various environmental conditions. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025).…
Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile
This illustration by Mauricio Alvarez depicts ‘Yeutherium pressor,’ a tiny mammal that lived in the time of the…
New Quantum Radar Can Be Made As Small As A Die Thanks To Giant Atoms
When you think of radar, you probably think of large rotating military antennae and a green screen with…
Physicists get dark excitons under control – Physics World
Physicists get dark excitons under control – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World…
Massive magnets are on the move: Repurposing electromagnets for research
Left to right: The BaBar solenoid magnet at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before its move to Brookhaven. (SLAC)…
Schrodinger’s Cat: The man behind the thought experiment that questioned reality
A cat is in a sealed box. It is both alive and dead, at least until you open…