Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse. Our basic understanding of core-collapse supernovae hasn’t changed in […]
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What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out. How do you get two quantum states to interfere […]
Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”
“And after I drew one or two diagrams, I started noticing, ‘Hey, I think I’ve thought about something like this […]
The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells
Skip to content like walking on eggshells 3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance. […]
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and “24/7″ lectures. Ig Nobel Master of Ceremonies Marc Abraham. Credit: […]
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
“Black hole stars,” making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more. Astronomers have discovered a “black hole star,” an […]
Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.
Physicists with the Beijing Spectrometer III (BES III) experiment have uncovered convincing new evidence of the existence of so-called glueballs, […]
D-Wave shows off its new entry in quantum computing race
Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-based hardware. D-Wave is a bit of an oddity in the […]
Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust
Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can’t be verified classically. There are many algorithms for which it […]
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options […]