The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution
We’ve finally made a room-temperature superconductor, so materials that transport electricity without wasting any of…
Physics
How every galaxy comes from quantum fluctuations billions of years ago
All the galaxies in the universe started out in a similar way, but the forms…
Everything we know about the universe – and a few things we don’t
How big is the universe? What shape is it? How fast is it expanding? And…
We may be able to find magnetic fields from the start of the universe
By Jason Arunn Murugesu Magnetic fields around the Milky Way could shed new light on…
If the multiverse exists, are there infinite copies of me?
According to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the universe is constantly dividing and taking…
Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don’t bank on it
Quantum information can never be destroyed, so some of the essence of you could live…
Superfluid used to make sounds that might be heard in neutron star
By Abigail Beall Physicists have sent sound waves through a superfluidChristine Daniloff, MIT Nobody will…
A quantum computer that measures light has achieved quantum supremacy
By Leah Crane Lasers are used in a new type of quantum computing called boson…
Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?
Many galaxies seem to have bubbles of dark matter enveloping them, but finding out if…
Armoured liquid marbles connected together in a chain 1.7 metres long
By Donna Lu A 1.7-metre line of liquid dropletsProf. Syuji FUJII Droplets of liquid with…