When Black Holes Die, They Are Reborn As White Holes
Updated: 2024-07-31 20:00:00
And the universe must be filled with these reborn white holes, say cosmologists
Flavor Profiling the Highest-Energy Neutrinos
Updated: 2024-07-31 10:00:00Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonA way to determine the flavors of ultrahigh-energy cosmic neutrinos observed by future detectors could help scientists understand the origin of these elusive particles.[Physics 17, s87] Published Wed Jul 31, 2024Long-Standing Quantum Problem Finally Solved
Updated: 2024-07-30 10:00:00Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonAn answer to a decades-old question in the theory of quantum entanglement raises more questions about this quirky phenomenon.[Physics 17, s83] Published Tue Jul 30, 2024Measuring Fusion Power
Updated: 2024-07-30 10:00:00Author(s): Charles DayExperiments at the Joint European Torus make the case for using gamma rays to determine the fusion reaction rate in a magnetically confined plasma.[Physics 17, s59] Published Tue Jul 30, 2024“Catalyzing” Quantum Information
Updated: 2024-07-30 10:00:00Author(s): Michael SchirberNelly Ng studies “quantum catalysts”—extra qubits or other elements that can help perform a quantum information process, in the same way that an extra tower helps solve a classic logic game.[Physics 17, 109] Published Tue Jul 30, 2024Reducing Uncertainty in an Optical Lattice Clock
Updated: 2024-07-29 10:00:00Author(s): Han-Ning Dai and Yu-Ao ChenBy reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision.[Physics 17, 118] Published Mon Jul 29, 2024Particle physicists may have solved a strange mystery about the muon
Updated: 2024-07-28 23:00:20
A subatomic particle called the muon caused waves when its experimental behaviour didn't align with a prediction based on the standard model. A new calculation might resolve the discrepancy – but some particle physicists are scepticalDark matter may solve the mystery of how colossal black holes merge
Updated: 2024-07-26 13:00:29
Astrophysicists aren’t sure how supermassive black holes get close enough to merge, a mystery called the final parsec problem – but an exotic form of dark matter may explain itBlack Holes Can’t Be Created by Light
Updated: 2024-07-26 10:00:00Author(s): Philip BallThe formation of a black hole from light alone is permitted by general relativity, but a new study says quantum physics rules it out.[Physics 17, 119] Published Fri Jul 26, 2024Iterative Process Builds Near-Perfect Atom Array
Updated: 2024-07-25 10:00:00Author(s): Marric StephensResearchers show that atoms that escape from an atom array can be replaced on the fly—an important step toward operating a large-scale neutral-atom quantum computer.[Physics 17, s93] Published Thu Jul 25, 2024Toy Robots Mimic Swimming Algae
Updated: 2024-07-24 10:00:00Author(s): Charles DayHow an alga synchronizes its two flapping cilia to propel itself is revealed in a tabletop experiment with chains of mobile robots.[Physics 17, s81] Published Wed Jul 24, 2024How to Clean Up a Skyrmion Lattice
Updated: 2024-07-23 10:00:00Author(s): David EhrensteinAn ordered pattern of atomic spins with possible uses in computing can become more ordered if shaken at the right frequency.[Physics 17, s90] Published Tue Jul 23, 2024Twisted Graphene Could Host an Acoustic Plasmon
Updated: 2024-07-19 10:00:00Author(s): Martin Rodriguez-VegaResearchers predict that a twisted graphene bilayer excited with light could host a slow-moving acoustic plasmon.[Physics 17, s91] Published Fri Jul 19, 2024How Droplets Form Inside Cells
Updated: 2024-07-18 10:00:00Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonA new theory that accounts for disorder in a protein’s structure sheds light on the development inside a cell of tiny droplets that are vital to a cell’s function.[Physics 17, s82] Published Thu Jul 18, 2024Revamp for High-Pressure-Superconductivity Measurements
Updated: 2024-07-17 10:00:00Author(s): Charles DayThe pressures at which some elements start superconducting are so high that making detailed measurements of the transition has been impossible—until now.[Physics 17, s84] Published Wed Jul 17, 2024A Slight Curvature Gives Pebbles an Impacting Edge
Updated: 2024-07-16 10:00:00Author(s): Agnese CuratoloPebbles that are slightly curved—rather than completely flat—exert the highest impact forces when dropped onto a watery surface.[Physics 17, s85] Published Tue Jul 16, 2024Predicting Tipping Points in Complex Systems
Updated: 2024-07-15 10:00:00Author(s): Naoki MasudaA machine-learning framework predicts when a complex system, such as an ecosystem or a power grid, will undergo a critical transition.[Physics 17, 110] Published Mon Jul 15, 2024The Harvard Swampland Initiative
Updated: 2024-07-12 23:01:14The past few years I’ve been noticing more and more claims like this one, supposedly finding a way to “connect string theory to experiment”. When you look into such claims you don’t find anything at all like a conventional experiment/theory … Continue reading →Podcast: The Sounds of Data
Updated: 2024-07-12 10:00:00Author(s): Julie GouldSonification and other multisensorial approaches offer powerful tools to analyze data, help visually impaired researchers, communicate science, and create science-inspired art.[Physics 17, 113] Published Fri Jul 12, 2024First Direct Detection of Electron Neutrinos at a Particle Collider
Updated: 2024-07-11 10:00:00Author(s): Nikhil KarthikElectron neutrinos produced by proton–proton collisions at the LHC have been experimentally observed.[Physics 17, s80] Published Thu Jul 11, 2024An Elusive Black Hole Comes into View
Updated: 2024-07-11 10:00:00Author(s): Katherine WrightObservations of seven fast-moving stars at the center of a dense star cluster in the Milky Way reveal the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole, perhaps the most puzzling class of these dark objects.[Physics 17, 114] Published Thu Jul 11, 2024Predictions for Small-Scale Turbulence
Updated: 2024-07-10 10:00:00Author(s): Rachel BerkowitzA statistical tool tests the long-held assumption that small-scale turbulence is isotropic.[Physics 17, s77] Published Wed Jul 10, 2024Dark Matter Could Bring Black Holes Together
Updated: 2024-07-09 10:00:00Author(s): Marric StephensDark matter that interacts with itself could extract significant momentum from a binary supermassive black hole system, causing the black holes to merge.[Physics 17, s79] Published Tue Jul 09, 2024Sensing a Nuclear Kick on a Speck of Dust
Updated: 2024-07-08 10:00:00Scientists have detected the decay of radioactive nuclei by tracking the recoil of dust-sized spheres on which the nuclei were embedded.[Physics 17, 108] Published Mon Jul 08, 2024Nuclear Decay Detected in the Recoil of a Levitating Bead
Updated: 2024-07-08 10:00:00Author(s): Tracy NorthupA levitating microparticle is observed to recoil when a nucleus embedded in the particle decays—opening the door to future searches of invisible decay products.[Physics 17, 107] Published Mon Jul 08, 2024