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.
Physics
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.
Unraveling the Cosmic Symphony: The Top 5 Ways the Gravitational Wave Background Discovery Revolutionizes Our Understanding of the Universe
The GWB discovery is a big deal, so here's a quick list explaining why...
The GWB discovery is a big deal, so here's a quick list explaining why...
Here are five ways detection of the gravitational wave background (GWB) by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) revolutionizes our understanding of the universe.
Magical Material That Blocks Microwaves and Infrared Heat Also Shifts from Transparent to Translucent
Researchers have developed a seemingly magical material inspired by the skin of squids that can block EM emissions, microwaves and IR heat, and also switch between transparent and opaque states simply by being stretched or contracted.
Mysterious Force Behind Cosmic Acceleration To Be Explored by New Joint NASA and ESA Effort
NASA and the ESA will team up to unravel the mysteries of dark energy and cosmic acceleration with the Roman and Euclid space telescopes.
Time Dilation Experiments Could Upend Einstein, Explain Dark Matter and Expanding Universe
New research looking into the effects of time dilation may help researchers unlock the mysterious nature of Dark Matter and the accelerated expansion of the universe by supporting or disproving the theories of Albert Einstein
Anomalous Phenomenon Observed in Quantum Bunching Effect “Utterly Contradicts Common Knowledge”
An anomalous bunching effect appears to contradict our accepted understanding of the properties of photons, according to a new paper.
Theoretical Breakthrough Could Finally Solve the Mystery of Invisible Dark Matter
A team of Canadian researchers says that the lack of clumpiness in the structure of the universe could help to shed new light on the composition of dark matter.
New Phase of Matter Revealed in Physics Breakthrough By Scientists Who Engineered a “Frustration Machine”
A new phase of matter has been discovered by a team of physicists who succeeded in engineering what they call a “frustration machine.”
APEC Conference Exploring Anti-Gravity, Warp Dive and Advanced Propulsion Returns June 10th
The Alternative Propulsion and Engineering Conference returns this Saturday, June 10th, including discussions of Warp drive, anti-gravity and even UAPs.
Odd Structures Detected Near the Heart of the Milky Way Left This Team of Astrophysicists “Stunned”
Researchers have detected odd filament structures that may provide new insights into a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
DARPA is Developing Stealthy Undersea Propulsion Tech to Silently Drive Next Generation Military Watercraft
DARPA has announced a new program aimed at developing unique electrode materials that can be used to produce a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) drive for the U.S. military.
Breakthrough in Teaching Hard Physics to Neural Networks Reported by Los Alamos Physicists
Scientists with the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have produced a new method that allows them to introduce hard physics constraints to the structure of neural networks.
Particle Beam Breakthrough Achieves “Major Paradigm Shift” With Help From Machine Learning
An algorithm that allows more precise forecasts of the positions and velocities of a beam’s distribution of particles as it passes through an accelerator has been developed by researchers with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the University of Chicago.
Strange Physics State May Help Reveal Link Between Photosynthesis and Fifth State of Matter
Scientists with the University of Chicago say they have discovered links between photosynthesis and an unusual state that facilitates the flow of energy through materials, according to newly published research.
Breaking the Eddington Limit? NASA Study Unravels Sources of Ultra-Luminous X-Rays
Astronomers say distant mega light-emitting objects may be defying the Eddington limit and offer a new hypothesis as to how that might occur.
The Chicago O’Hare UAP Incident: Physics Team’s Analysis Offers a Fresh Look at This Famous 2006 Case
According to a group of physicists, witness descriptions of the famous 2006 Chicago O’Hare UAP incident are suggestive of a form of advanced propulsion that may one day revolutionize space travel.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Accelerator Facility Reveals Stunning Details in Virtual Tour
The Thomas Jefferson Lab has released an interactive map that lets users take a virtual tour of their National Accelerator Facility.
Mystery of “Strange Metals” and Their Uncanny Behavior Is Closer to Being Resolved, Research Team Says
Researchers at the University of Toronto say they are closer than ever before to resolving the curious behavior of “strange metals,” a metallic phase of matter that is not described well in current theory.
Let There Be Gravity? New Theory Says Gravity May Have Created the Universe’s First Light
A potentially "illuminating" new theory says that the universe's first light may have been ripped from the fabric of space/time by the extreme forces of gravity in the form of gravitational waves that existed right after the big bang.
Einstein’s Theory of Gravity in Question? What a New Map Detailing One of the Great “Mysteries of the Cosmos” Helps Reveal
A stunningly detailed cosmological map that covers about of quarter of the entire sky shows the effects of dark matter on the cosmic microwave background radiation, lending strong support for Albert Einstein's theory of gravity.
Quantum Version of the Third Law of Thermodynamics Says Absolute Zero is Theoretically Possible
Physicists say they have reconciled the third law of thermodynamics with quantum physics, in new research that proves absolute zero is theoretically possible.
The Hubble Tension: New Study Sheds Light on Puzzling Discrepancy in the Cosmic Expansion Rate
A new study may have revealed clues to understanding a long held cosmological puzzle, involving a discrepancy in the cosmic expansion rate of the universe.
Antineutrino Detection Breakthrough Using Pure Water Captures Signal from Distant Nuclear Reactor
A breakthrough in the detection of antineutrinos using pure water rather than a liquid scintillator has been made, according to an international team of scientists.
Physicists Prove Famous Double-Slit Experiment Can Be Recreated in Time, Not Just in Space
The famous double slit experiment has been recreated by physicists who say they have now achieved it in time, rather than in space.
“Black Hole” Created Using Sound Waves Could Help Enable the Development of a Physical Warp Drive
Researchers from the international think tank Applied Physics say they have created an artificial black hole in the lab that will help bring about the development of a working warp drive spaceship.
Department of Energy Scientists Achieve the Impossible with Major Breakthrough in Ultrafast Beam-Steering
Scientists in New Mexico say they have mastered ultrafast steering of light pulses from conventional, “incoherent” sources in a major scientific breakthrough.
First Detection of Neutrinos in a Particle Collider Reported by California Physicists in a Scientific First
Physicists in California have reported the detection of neutrinos in a particle collider, marking a new breakthrough development in physics.
Breakthrough Study of Anomalous Photoemission Challenges Our Current Understanding of the Phenomenon
Physicists report a discovery they say could upend our long-held scientific views involving the phenomenon that causes the photoelectric effect.
DARPA Funded Electric Sky on Threshold of Aviation Revolution with Whisper Beam
Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the folks at Electric Sky are moving closer to revolutionizing electric aviation by making its Whisper Beam power-beaming system a reality.
Source of the Sun’s Curious “Heartbeat” is Revealed in Unexpected Discovery
A new study reveals the source of a curious feature of the Sun’s atmosphere that produces a signal pattern that researchers have likened to a human heartbeat.
Galactic Scale Shockwaves Are Rattling Through the Cosmic Web
Australian researchers have measured the effects of massive galactic-scale shockwaves rippling through the cosmic web, a structure that encompasses all of the matter in the known universe.
This Extreme Enzyme Makes Electricity Out of Thin Air
A naturally-occurring enzyme that helps some forms of bacteria survive in extreme environments has that seemingly magical ability to make electricity out of thin air.
“Impossible” Photonic Breakthrough: Scientists Manipulate Light at Sub-Wavelength Scale
In a breakthrough for photonics previously considered impossible, researchers have shown the ability to manipulate microscopic objects with light at the sub-wavelength scale.
Green Energy Game-Changer? The Environmental Benefits of Nuclear Fusion
Now is the time to be looking at the variety of ways nuclear fusion will be beneficial for the environment in the decades ahead.
Scientists Find Previously Hidden Corridor Inside The Great Pyramid of Giza
Egyptian Antiquities officials say researchers from the ScanPyramids Project have discovered a previously hidden corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza
First Law of Thermodynamics Breakthrough Could Upend a Century of Equilibrium Theory in Physics
Physicists in West Virginia have announced a potential breakthrough that could help upend a longstanding constraint imposed by the first law of thermodynamics.
‘Magic Angle’ Superconductivity of 2D Graphene Connected to Double-Slit Experiment
The magic angel where bilayer graphene turns into a superconductor may have already been revealed in the famous double-slit experiment that showed electrons can be both particles and waves.
“Impossible” Physics Breakthrough Achieved By Researchers Studying Mysterious “Ghost Particles”
Researchers say they have uncovered a new method of studying protons involving beams of mysterious “ghost particles."
Unexpected Discovery Seemingly Defies Long-Held Experimental Law of Physics, Research Team Claims
A discovery involving variance in friction at different speeds between two different kinds of surfaces seemingly defies an experimental law of physics, according to newly published research.