Does Time Exist? How Do We Know?
Our entire lives are regulated by clocks, but what they measure is less certain. How can we be sure that time actually exists? It’s time…
Physics News
Magnetic Quantum Material Provides Platform for Probing Next-Generation Information Technologies
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material’s atomic structure could host a…
Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Ignition Confirmed in Record 1.3 Megajoule Shot
After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved for the first time on August 8, 2021….
Georgia Tech Researchers Defy Standard Laws of Physics
Robotic Motion in Curved Space Defies Standard Laws of Physics When humans, animals, and machines move throughout the world, they always push against something, such…
Unconventional Superconductor: Unusual Superconductivity in Twisted Trilayer Graphene
So-called “magic-angle twisted graphene” provides the ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch. This has allowed engineers at…
The Strength of the Strong Force – Accounting for 99% of the Ordinary Mass in the Universe
Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory experiments hone in on a never-before-measured region of strong force coupling, a quantity that supports theories accounting for 99% of the…
Holy Grail of Energy Efficiency: Physicists Advance in Race for Room-Temperature Superconductivity
Less than two years ago the science world was shocked by the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity. Now, a team of University…
Nanoscale Rotors Constructed From DNA – Smallest Flow-Driven Motors in the World
Scientists have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring flow-driven rotor…
Mysterious Hidden Quantum Phase in a 2D Crystal Captured by Scientists for the First Time
Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide scientists with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process. Harold “Doc” Edgerton, the late MIT professor, developed high-speed strobe-flash photography…
Artificial Intelligence Discovers Alternative Physics
A new Columbia University AI program observed physical phenomena and uncovered relevant variables—a necessary precursor to any physics theory. But the variables it discovered were…
Physics Mystery Solved: Findings Could “Revolutionize” Our Understanding of Distance
A physics puzzle is resolved through a new duality. According to traditional thinking, distorting a flat space by bending it or stretching it is necessary…
“Life-Like” Lasers Can Self-Organize, Adapt, and Cooperate Like Living Systems
Self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources, and displays by mimicking features of living systems. Although many artificial materials have…
Physicists Create Mind-Bending New Phase of Matter That Acts Like It Has Two Time Dimensions
Physicists demonstrated a way of storing quantum information that is less prone to errors by subjecting a quantum computer’s qubits to quasi-rhythmic laser pulses based…
Physicists Have Developed a Method for Predicting the Composition of Dark Matter
A new analysis offers an innovative means to predict ‘cosmological signatures’ for models of dark matter. A method for predicting the composition of dark matter…
When Light and Electrons Spin Together: Advancing Toward Petahertz Electronics Based on Quantum Materials
Theoretical physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have demonstrated how the coupling between intense lasers, the motion…
MIT Physicists Harness Quantum “Time Reversal” for Detecting Gravitational Waves and Dark Matter
A new technique to measure vibrating atoms could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark matter or gravitational waves….
Dark Matter: Is a Revolution Coming to Physics?
What is dark matter? It has never been observed, yet scientists estimate that it makes up 85% of the matter in the universe. The short…
Success! First Results From World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector
Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility An innovative and uniquely sensitive dark matter detector –…
