Scientists confirm the possibility of data transfer via gravitational waves
RUDN mathematicians analyzed the properties of gravitational waves in a generalized affine-metrical space (an algebraic construction operating on the notions of a vector and...
Why do we explore?
Throughout history, humankind has shared an innate trait – the desire to explore.
Prehistoric men and women may have stood curiously at the opening to...
A new era in the search for dark matter
Since the 1970s, astronomers and physicists have been gathering evidence for the presence in the universe of dark matter:
A mysterious substance that manifests itself...
Finally, another woman awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics
It has been 55 years since a woman was awarded the prize
The Nobel committee has recognized Canadian physicist Donna Strickland with the highest honor...
Scientists discover new nursery for superpowered photons
A strange star system in our own galaxy is producing some of the most powerful gamma rays ever seen. Messengers from this microquasar may...
Newly discovered unexpected magnetic state could lead to green IT solutions
Magnetic skyrmions are magnetic swirls that may lead to new solutions combining low-energy consumption with high-speed computational power and high-density data storage, revolutionizing information...
Scientists discover new mechanism for information storage in one atom
Scientists at Radboud University discovered a new mechanism for magnetic storage of information in the smallest unit of matter: a single atom.
While the proof...
New superconducting metamaterial may be key to scaling up quantum circuits
Superconducting metamaterial traps quantum light
Conventional computers store information in a bit, a fundamental unit of logic that can take a value of 0 or...
New electro-optic laser pulses 100 times faster than usual ultrafast light
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used common electronics to build a laser that pulses 100 times more often...
New neutron star discovery not predicted by current theory
Astronomers have detected radio jets belonging to a neutron star with a strong magnetic field -- something not predicted by current theory, according to...