Experimentally achieving minimal dissipation via thermodynamically optimal transport
We begin by implementing a translation and compression protocol—a simple yet highly controllable process — to experimentally characterize…
Looking for inconsistencies in the fine structure constant – Physics World
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Study sees consciousness as the universe’s foundation, not atoms
Most school science lessons start with particles and forces. Matter comes first. Atoms build molecules, molecules build cells,…
The Universe Was Warm Before It Was Bright
So first the Big Bang happens. Everything is incredibly hot and dense; there are photons flying everywhere, but…
What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.
This image from the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera shows the region Ares Vallis and the Chryse…
For the first time ever, researchers made a photon travel back in time
Shattered glass does not leap back into your hand. Smoke from a match does not gather itself and…
Scientists Uncover Hidden Wormholes That Could Be Warping Reality as We Know It
In a recently published study in Physical Review D, Greek scientists propose that nano-wormholes may help resolve one…
That Plate You Just Dropped Followed a Weirdly Predictable Rule You’ve Never Heard Of
One innate (perhaps underappreciated) function of physics is to explain and generalize how stuff works in the real…
The 9 biggest gaps in our understanding of cosmic history
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Radio Signals and Heartbeat Jets From 3I/ATLAS Suggest a Coordinated, Non-Random Pattern Emerging
3I/ATLAS (Image Credit: Michael Jaeger in Australia) Two separate anomalies—one in radio frequencies, one in jet mechanics—now appear…