Einstein’s theory of relativity just got 500x harder to beat
Einstein’s general theory of relativity—the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime—has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test...
Scientists discover a new type of superconductor
Until now, the history of superconducting materials has been a tale of two types: s-wave and d-wave.
Now, Cornell researchers - led by Brad Ramshaw,...
Why there is no speed limit in the superfluid universe
Physicists from Lancaster University have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit in a continuation of earlier Lancaster research.
Helium-3 is...
New photon device offers ‘x-ray vision’ through fog
Using a new algorithm, researchers have reconstructed the movements of individual particles of light to see through clouds, fog, and other obstructions.
It’s like a...
This tiny instrument could measure the faintest magnetic fields
Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields.
At the heart of the superconducting quantum...
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
Scientists hope their new technology can help transform paper sheets from a notebook into a music player interface and make food packaging interactive.
Purdue engineers...
Zwicky Transient Facility finds closest known asteroid to fly by Earth
On August 16, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a robotic survey camera located at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, spotted an asteroid that had,...
Scientists find way to make quantum states last 10,000 times longer
If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities.
But first, scientists need to coax quantum systems to stay yoked for longer than...
Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit
Scientists have developed a black silicon photodetector that has reached above 130% efficiency.
Thus, for the first time, a photovoltaic device has exceeded the 100%...
Yale physicists create an error-correcting cat for quantum computers
Yale physicists have developed an error-correcting cat -- a new device that combines the Schrödinger's cat concept of superposition (a physical system existing in...