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quantum physics

The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out Potential New Particles

By Zack Savitsky
April 10, 2023
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If the electron’s charge wasn’t perfectly round, it could reveal the existence of hidden particles. A new measurement approaches perfection.

mathematical physics

How to Tame the Infinities Hiding in the Heart of Particle Physics

By Charlie Wood
April 6, 2023
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In the math of particle physics, every calculation should result in infinity. The set of techniques known as “resurgence” points toward an escape.

astrophysics

Astronomers Dig Up the Stars That Birthed the Milky Way

By Lyndie Chiou
March 28, 2023
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There once was a cosmic seed that sprouted the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers have discovered its last surviving remnants.

quantum gravity

Wormhole Experiment Called Into Question

By Charlie Wood
March 23, 2023
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Last fall, a team of physicists announced that they had teleported a qubit through a holographic wormhole in a quantum computer. Now another group suggests that’s not quite what happened.

cosmology

Shadows in the Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmic Structures

By Zack Savitsky
March 13, 2023
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Cosmologists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.

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superconductivity

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance

By Charlie Wood +1 authors
Zack Savitsky
March 8, 2023
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A paper in Nature reports the discovery of a superconductor that operates at room temperatures and near-room pressures. The claim has divided the research community.

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quantum gravity

Black Holes Will Eventually Destroy All Quantum States, Researchers Argue

By Thomas Lewton
March 7, 2023
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New calculations suggest that the event horizons around black holes will ‘decohere’ quantum possibilities — even those that are far away.

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astrophysics

Strange Solar Gamma Rays Discovered at Even Higher Energies

By Katie McCormick
February 27, 2023
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There appear to be too many gamma rays coming from the sun. New higher-energy measurements reveal that this excess continues for a bit, then disappears — a cutoff that could help clarify what’s going on.

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quantum physics

Physicists Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing

By Charlie Wood
February 22, 2023
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The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works.


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