Scientists bend space-time to create flashes of light from nothing
In a breakthrough that sounds almost like magic, scientists have discovered a way to create flashes of light that seem to come from nowhere...
Scientists use new microscope to watch atoms dance in twisted graphene
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have created a powerful new microscope that allows them to watch the tiniest movements of atoms and...
Why Webb may never be able to find evidence of life on another world
The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet.
The JWST detected a pair of atmospheric...
How uneven molecular forces might explain the mystery of life
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization suggests that tiny, one-sided interactions between molecules might play a powerful role...
Mysterious galaxy without dark matter challenges what we know about the universe
Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: dark matter.
Using powerful telescopes...
Quantum fast lane: Scientists build superfast schrödinger-like states
results could be measured.
But now, researchers from the University of Liège in Belgium have found a way to speed things up dramatically—by up to...
Scientists use lasers and atoms to win a mind-bending quantum game
Imagine playing the tiniest game of checkers, where the pieces are atoms and lasers move them around a tiny board.
That’s not science fiction—it’s a...
Scientists find new way to speed up quantum measurements without losing accuracy
A team of scientists has found a clever new way to make quantum measurements faster without losing accuracy—a big step forward for quantum technologies...
Scientists find half the universe’s missing hydrogen hiding in giant gas halos
For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe.
The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and galaxies—seen in the universe today doesn’t...
Physics shows the perfect roof shape for energy efficiency
When Adrian Bejan, a mechanical engineering professor from Duke University, visited the town of Benevento in southern Italy, something caught his eye—the roofs of...