Gravity vs Quantum Physics: Researchers Say They are Closing in on “One of the Most Important Outstanding Problems”
In a new roundup of promising advances in quantum physics, researchers are revealing the upcoming cutting-edge studies they…
Scalable photonic quantum technologies | Nature Materials
Dowling, J. P. & Milburn, G. J. Quantum technology: the second quantum revolution. Philos. Trans. A Math. Phys.…
Physicists solve 90-year-old puzzle of quantum damped harmonic oscillators
University of Vermont professor Dennis Clougherty (right) and his student Nam Dinh wondered if there are systems in…
New Theory Points to the Universe’s Greatest Fireworks Show
Imagine the entire universe suddenly blazing with light in a flash that lasted just a brief moment in…
Unconventional scaling of the orbital Hall effect
Manchon, A. et al. Current-induced spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems. Rev. Mod. Phys. 91, 035004 (2019).…
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder
Their techniques aren’t just promising for analyzing models of electron behavior like Anderson’s. The work also taps into…
Ask Ethan: Did life begin when the Universe was room temperature?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Strange atomic vibration discovered may solve physics mystery
A cryogenic microscope that fits on a laboratory bench has now let scientists watch electrons shake graphene’s atoms…
Robots team up to explore planetary lava caves
Robot team used during the Lanzarote field trial along with scale bar. (A) Heterogeneous robot team. (B) Robot…