‘Rosetta stone’ of code allows scientists to run core quantum computing operations
Artist’s impression of the entangled logic gate built by University of Sydney quantum scientists. Credit: Emma Hyde/University of…
What happened before the Big Bang? Computational method may provide answers
Complex computational methods could solve cosmic mysteries. Credit: Gabriel Fitzpatrick for FQxI, FQxI (2025) We’re often told it…
Are hidden variables real, and can they save quantum physics?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
It’s official—Astrophysicist proposes sending a spacecraft to a black hole to reveal its hidden secrets—it would be the size of a postage stamp and would span several generations
At first sight, sending a spacecraft to a nearby black hole (20–25 light years) sounds like a wild…
First protein-based quantum bit could change biological research
In an interesting development, the team at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME)…
XRISM reveals slow-moving hot gas near black hole during faint X-ray phase
Conceptual illustration of a black hole X-ray binary. The strong gravity of the black hole (shown as a…
A lithography-free approach to polaritonic Luneburg lenses
Gradient indices from dielectric environment engineering The propagation of polaritons is significantly influenced by the surrounding dielectric environment,…
Physics flipped upside down — Scientists manage to create negative mass
Negative mass was something physicists never thought they would find – let alone create. For more than a…
Accidental double zoom reveals millimeter waves around supermassive black hole
Artist’s rendering of the corona around a black hole. Credit: RIKEN An international team of astronomers led by…
Falling water forms beautiful fluted films
Using hollow tubes of varying diameters and high-speed imaging, KAUST researchers captured the hidden shapes of the thin…