Efficiency-optimized relativistic plasma harmonics for extreme fields
Experimental details The experimental results presented in this paper were obtained using the Gemini laser system. A DPM…
Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why
Familiar materials will act differently at the smallest scales. Notably, diamonds—typically hard and brittle—grow strangely soft at the…
COLIBRE: The Simulation So Accurate It’s Making Astronomers Do Double-Takes
For decades, computer models of galaxy formation have relied on a significant shortcut: preventing the simulated gas inside…
Physicists think they’ve solved the muon mystery
A new approach Supercomputer simulations reveal the effect of the strong nuclear force on the muon’s magnetism. Credit:…
Scientists believe they’ve found a way to travel at the speed of light, but there’s one detail dampening the excitement: humanity would have to wait 1,000 years to test it
A new scientific paper is adding fresh fuel to one of space science’s most stubborn daydreams, a “warp…
Average topological phase in a disordered Rydberg atom array
Hasan, M. Z. & Kane, C. L. Colloquium: topological insulators. Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 3045 (2010). Article ADS …
Black holes formed before the Big Bang may still exist today
Researchers have found that black holes formed before the Big Bang could still exist today as surviving relics.…
UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
By Shelly Leachman, UCSB The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced physicist David J. Gross, of UC Santa Barbara’s Kavli…
Laser-induced nucleation of magnetic hopfions
Specimen preparation FeGe TEM specimens were prepared from a single crystal of B20-type FeGe using a standard lift-out…
Largest 3D Map of the Universe Spanning Over 47 Million Galaxies Could Rewrite Physics Forever
This is just a small portion of the DESI map, revealing the large-scale structure of the universe. Each…