Exotic Nitrogen-9 Isotope May Have Been Detected by Researchers in a Potential Physics Breakthrough
An international team of scientists reports a breakthrough discovery pointing to the existence of a mysterious nitrogen-9 nucleus.
Physics
Department of Energy Constructing First-Ever Electron-Ion Collider to Explore the Building Blocks of Matter
The United States Department of Energy is Joining Forces with France's equivalent agency to build the first-ever Electron-Ion Collider.
The Invisible Sky Within Neutrinos
Neutrinos are electrically neutral particles that interact only through the weak interaction and gravity. If our eyes were sensitive to neutrinos, what would we see?
EXCLUSIVE: The ‘Impossible’ Quantum Drive That Defies Known Laws of Physics was Just Launched into Space
An experimental form of electric propulsion known as the Quantum Drive that seemingly defies the known laws of physics was just launched into space.
‘Dark Big Bang’ Theory Argues a Second Cosmological Origin Event Could Help Resolve Dark Matter Mystery
New research has proposed the idea of a “Dark Big Bang” to help account for one of cosmology’s greatest lingering mysteries.
Eerie Glows and Electron Beams: What Were NASA’s ‘DISSIPATION’ and ‘BEAM-PIE’ Missions Investigating Over Remote Alaska?
NASA's DISSIPATION and BEAM-PIE missions recently launched a pair of rockets to investigate auroras and other phenomena over Alaska.
Physicists Achieve the Impossible by Controlling the ‘Chaotic Behavior’ of Light
Physicists say they have accomplished the seemingly impossible by successfully controlling the chaotic behavior of light.
A Six Year Search for Purely Theoretical Axions is Going Deep Underground… Literally
Researchers are going into a laboratory deep underground to spend six years searching for purely theoretical particles known as axions.
2000-Year-Old Substance Unearthed at Ancient Roman Sites Possesses “Extraordinary” Properties
Scientists have unearthed something remarkable at several ancient Roman archaeological and construction sites, revealing artifacts coated in a naturally formed substance with unique modern technological potential.
“Missing” Law of Evolution Offers Clues to Complex Evolving Systems Throughout the Universe
A team of researchers says that a “missing” physical law may be required to help account for phenomena in our universe that contribute to the evolution of various systems.
Most Water-Repellent Surface Ever Created Challenges Existing Ideas on Friction
The most water-repellant surface ever was just created by researchers at the molecular level, challenging existing ideas on friction.
Unbreakable Barrier Broken: New “Superlens” Technique Will Finally Allow Scientists to See the Infinitesimal
researchers trying to see things smaller than the best modern optical microscopes have developed a superlens technique without a superlens.
Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process
Scientists tapping onto the power of acoustic waves say they have developed a contactless way of redirecting laser beams off of nothing but air.
Pseudogravity That Bends Light Just Like Real Gravity Created by Engineers in a Laboratory
A team of researchers working with photonic crystals say they have created pseudogravity in the lab that bends light like real gravity.
Electron Beams Magically Heal Microscopic Fractures, May Also Enable Creation of Objects One Atom at a Time
Electron beams that power microscopes have shown the seemingly magical ability to heal microscopic fractures atom by atom.
Hunt For a Ninth Planet Could Be Ended By Controversial Hypothesis That Challenges Our Concept of Gravity
The search for a ninth planet could soon come to an end, thanks to a hypothesis calling for modifications to our current ideas about gravity.
The Department of Energy Has Created Ultra-Pure Materials to Investigate the Origin of Matter in the Universe
The Department of Energy has helped to create ultra-pure materials that will help in the search for neutrinos and dark matter.
Einstein Was Right: Antimatter Reacts to Gravity Before Catastrophic Self-Annihilation
Researchers at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland have shown that gravity directly affects antimatter, once again proving Einstein to have been correct in his predictions.
Scientists Design and Test First Ever Working Quantum Engine
Scientists have designed and tested the world's first quantum engine, which may revolutionize the energy, computing, and power industries.
Researchers Studying the Quantum Realm Observe Alice in Wonderland-Style Mirror Universe for First Time
Researchers studying the quantum realm have seen evidence of a mirror universe where everything is the opposite of the real universe.
World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Produces Its First Beam, Heralding a “New Era of Science”
The world’s most powerful X-ray laser has successfully produced its first beams after receiving a significant upgrade at its California facility.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Developing Incredible Morphing Hypersonic Engine
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Is Funding the development of a morphing hypersonic engine that can change shape during flight.
Breakthrough Discovery of New Water Splitting Method Allows Easier Production of Hydrogen
A new method of water splitting that allows hydrogen to be produced more easily has been discovered by a team of German chemists.
Mysterious Dark Matter Could Interact with Gravity Non-Locally, New Research Suggests
Dark matter, the mysterious nonluminous material thought to populate close to 85% of the universe’s matter, may interact with gravity in a non-local way, according to newly published research.
Simulated Chemical Reaction ‘Magically’ Slowed by 100 Billion Times by Using Quantum Technologies
The seemingly magical properties of a quantum computer allowed researchers to slow down a simulated chemical reaction by 100 billion times.
Breakthrough Method of Creating Individually Polarized Photons Could Yield Unhackable Quantum Internet
A new method for generating and polarizing individual photons may be the breakthrough needed to unlock a quantum internet.
Dark Energy Mystery Could Be Solved by Studying Andromeda Galaxy, Say Astronomers
A team of Cambridge researchers says the mystery of dark energy might be solved by studying the movements of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Mysterious New Properties of “Ghost Particle” Neutrinos Unveiled With Help From an Ancient Supernova
Researchers may now be closer to understanding the secret interactions that occur between neutrinos when stars explode, according to new research into the behavior of the mysterious subatomic particles.
Researchers Manipulating Time Cause First-Ever Successful Photon Collisions
Researchers say they have demonstrated the first engineered photon collisions by manipulating time with help from metamaterials.
Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms
Researchers have upended a long-held tenet of modern physics that says useful work cannot be obtained from random thermal fluctuations, with a little help from the novel properties of graphene.
Researchers Successfully Trap Light Using Powerful Magnets
Researchers have shown to ability to trap light using a specialized type of metamaterial with astounding magneto-optical properties.
Mysterious Pulses Could Reveal Unknown Radiation and Plasma Properties of Distant Celestial Object
Researchers report that they have detected unusual pulses being generated by a celestial object that could help them unveil new clues about its behavior.
Impossible Science: Researchers Finally Figure Out Why Strange Quantum Metals Are So Strange
Physicists claim that the mysterious properties of strange quantum metals that make them so perplexing may finally be explained.
Cool Lasers: Nearing Absolute Zero, Researchers Use Clever New Method to Chill Membrane to Shockingly Low Temperatures
A team of researchers says they have developed a new technique that allows them to cool a small membrane to temperatures nearing absolute zero with nothing more than light from lasers.
Nanoscale Materials Breakthrough Offers Ultra Precise Control Over Fire
An exciting new process using nanoscale materials offers researchers a previously unprecedented level of control over fire.
Department of Energy-Funded Quantum Rods Breakthrough Could Enable Ultra High-Def Virtual Reality
A breakthrough in aligning quantum rods with extreme precision may enable the development of ultra-realistic virtual reality.
Unlocking the Universe: Scientists on the Brink of Uncovering an Unprecedented Fifth Force of Nature
Fermilab's research edges closer to revealing a fifth force of nature, a discovery that would reshape our understanding of physics.
Breakdown of Standard Gravity Reported in New Study Defies Newton’s Law of Gravitation and General Relativity
The breakdown of standard gravity has been reported in a groundbreaking new study that challenges the theories proposed by Newton and Einstein.
Scientists Replicating Milestone Nuclear Fusion Experiment Now Report Even Higher Energy Yield
Scientists report they have succeeded at producing an even greater energy yield than last year's milestone DOE nuclear fusion experiment.
Impossible Science: MIT Scientists Successfully Demonstrate First-Ever Control over Quantum Randomness
In a breakthrough achievement, MIT researchers say they have successfully demonstrated control over quantum randomness for the first time.
‘Bizarre’ and ‘Exotic’ Properties of 2D Materials Magically Transferred to 3D Materials
Properties referred to as "exotic" and "bizarre" that previously only existed in 2D materials have been magically transferred to the 3D realm.
Could the Equivalence Principle be Wrong? New Measurements Put Einstein’s Theory of Relativity to the Test
Researchers have used a half century of lunar ranging data to test the equivalence principle, one of the core principles of modern physics. Here's what they found.
Mysterious Vortex Rings Could Hold the Key to Helping Make Fusion Energy Viable, New Research Reveals
Nuclear fusion could be made more efficient with help from a new model that improves our understanding of mysterious vortex rings.
Impossible Quantum Drive That Defies Known Laws of Physics Scheduled for “Do or Die” October Space Flight
In October of this year, IVO LTD.'s physics-defying Quantum Drive will launch into low earth orbit, where it will get it first test in the vacuum of space.
Photonic Time Crystal Discovery Could Have “Profound Implications” for Optics, Lead to New Disruptive Tech
“We don’t yet understand exactly how it happens.” A breakthrough with photonic time crystals in the near-visible spectrum could lead to new approaches in optics and the creation of novel disruptive technologies.
Buried on the Far Side of the Moon, the Detection of a Mysterious Heat-Emitting Object Leads to an Unexpected Discovery
The detection of a large, heat-emitting mass buried beneath the far side of the Moon suggests it may have a history more like our planet than scientists once realized.
Controlling Points of Darkness with Metasurfaces Could Enable New Covert Detection Technologies, Harvard Team Says
Harvard researchers say they have succeeded in developing a method of controlling points of darkness known as optical singularities with the help of metasurfaces.
Google’s Sycamore Quantum Processor May Have Just Settled Quantum Supremacy Debate
Google says its Sycamore quantum processor can now make instant calculations that would require the fastest conventional computers currently in existence almost half a century to complete.
Time Moved Five Times Slower After Big Bang Due to Time Dilation, Researchers Say
New research using the most advanced tools available to astronomers has proven that time moved five times slower a billion years after the Big Bang than it does in the present, proving Albert Einstein was right again.
Superconductivity Breakthrough Reveals Never-Before-Seen Quantum Vortex Phenomenon
An international team of researchers says they have discovered a new variety of quantum vortexes within superconductors, pointing to a previously unknown circulatory phenomenon.