Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Archives

Scientists Say This “Strange Physics Mechanism” Could Enable Objects to Levitate on Sunlight

Ryan Whalen·August 17, 2025

Scientists say a breakthrough nanofabricated device is capable of sunlight-driven propulsion in one of the most difficult-to-reach parts of Earth's atmosphere.

“This is Something We Did Not See Coming.” New Physics from Odd Shapes Predicts what Appears as Random Motion

Ryan Whalen·April 11, 2025

Basic physics quickly gets messy in an irregular world, scientists discover in new research on the old problem of a ball rolling downhill.

Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Photon Router Transforms Microwave Qubits into Light Pulses

Ryan Whalen·April 2, 2025

A quantum computer breakthrough was made by Harvard physicists with a photon router, a powerful optical interface for quantum networks.

The Mystery of Water—and Potentially Life—on Ancient Mars May Have Just Been Solved

Christopher Plain·February 11, 2025

Harvard scientists studying the mystery of water and life on ancient Mars believe they may have finally found a solution.

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Scientists Say This “Strange Physics Mechanism” Could Enable Objects to Levitate on Sunlight

“This is Something We Did Not See Coming.” New Physics from Odd Shapes Predicts what Appears as Random Motion

Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Photon Router Transforms Microwave Qubits into Light Pulses

The Mystery of Water—and Potentially Life—on Ancient Mars May Have Just Been Solved

Are Scientists with Knowledge of U.S. Secrets Disappearing? The Facts Tell a Different Story

Remembering Tunguska: A Mystery Explosion that Baffles The CIA Over a Century Later

The United Nations Wants to Clean the Ocean by 2030

Childhood’s End?: India’s Population Control Policy and Our Sterile Future