Universe is expanding faster than expected: Scientists struggle to explain cosmic acceleration |
Not only is the Universe expanding, but its expansion is actually happening at a speed higher than was…
The coldest ever hunt for dark matter has begun deep underground
Two kilometres underground near Sudbury, Ont., a machine has reached a temperature so low it barely seems real.…
“Giant superatoms” could finally solve quantum computing’s biggest problem
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have introduced a new theoretical design for quantum systems based…
Astronomers Just Nailed Down the Universe’s Expansion Rate… and Now They Have More Questions
One major, unsolved problem in astronomy involves the Hubble constant, a number representing how quickly the universe expands.…
‘Missing’ black holes are real – and scientists may know why
The clearest evidence yet of a missing band of black-hole masses has emerged, with the gap beginning near…
Orbital-hybridization-induced Ising-type superconductivity in a confined gallium layer
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Scientists Discover Liquids Can Snap Like Solids : ScienceAlert
Just when you think you’ve got a handle on how the Universe works, physics goes and surprises you…
Astronomers Found Evidence of a Black Hole Collision in Galaxy NGC 4486B, Offering a Rare Look at Cosmic Mergers
Astronomers have identified clear evidence of a recent merger between two supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the galaxy…
All-van der Waals microcavities for low-loss nonlinear photonics
Geim, A. K. & Grigorieva, I. V. Van der Waals heterostructures. Nature 499, 419–425 (2013). Article CAS PubMed …
Universe’s expansion rate: ‘Something doesn’t add up’
An international collaboration of astronomers has produced one of the most precise measurements yet of the local universe’s…