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The experiments that could finally explain gravity New Scientist19:04
The two numbers that could solve maths' biggest mysteries BBC Science Focus16:17
A precise proton measurement helps put a core theory of physics to the test Science News Online16:03
Quantum teleportation was performed over the internet for the first time ScienceAlert22:22
Time crystal made in a lab using little more than Styrofoam and sound ScienceAlert12:06
Record-breaking gravitational wave puts Einstein's relativity to its toughest test yet — and proves him right again Live Science11:05

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Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve? Quanta Magazine15:56 13-Feb-26
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Record-breaking gravitational wave puts Einstein's relativity to its toughest test yet — and proves him right again Live Science11:05 13-Feb-26
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Upgrade to Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory could pave the way to physics breakthroughs Live Science20:11 12-Feb-26
The experiments that could finally explain gravity New Scientist19:04 11-Feb-26
New study favors 'fuzzy' dark matter as the backbone of the universe — contrary to decades of research Live Science18:26 11-Feb-26
A precise proton measurement helps put a core theory of physics to the test Science News Online16:03 11-Feb-26
Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water Quanta Magazine15:03 11-Feb-26
Can I swallow my tongue? BBC Science Focus18:10 10-Feb-26
Time crystals could be used to build accurate quantum clocks New Scientist17:42 10-Feb-26
Earth, air, fire, water: the growing links between climate change and geophysical hazards Physics World11:10 10-Feb-26
Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity New Scientist18:12 9-Feb-26
The two numbers that could solve maths' biggest mysteries BBC Science Focus16:17 9-Feb-26
Time Crystal Made in a Lab Using Little More Than Styrofoam And Sound ScienceAlert12:06 9-Feb-26
Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices New Scientist11:08 9-Feb-26
Why a physics degree is so valuable in today’s uncertain job market Physics World10:56 9-Feb-26
Quantum Teleportation Was Performed Over The Internet For The First Time ScienceAlert22:22 8-Feb-26
Scientists Fired Lasers at Charles Darwin's Priceless Specimens. Here's Why. ScienceAlert18:07 8-Feb-26
The 17 worst ideas of the 21st century (so far) BBC Science Focus18:04 8-Feb-26
Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time Live Science12:04 8-Feb-26
Why Do Some People Think We Live in a Simulation? An Expert Explains ScienceAlert14:06 7-Feb-26
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'Invisible scaffolding of the universe' revealed in ambitious new James Webb telescope images Live Science22:06 6-Feb-26
Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK science cuts New Scientist18:01 6-Feb-26
Which houseplant is best for air quality? BBC Science Focus15:31 6-Feb-26
The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise Science News Online14:14 6-Feb-26
A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture New Scientist07:50 6-Feb-26
Tuning topological superconductors into existence by adjusting the ratio of two elements Phys.org22:07 5-Feb-26
When lasers cross: A brighter way to measure plasma Phys.org22:02 5-Feb-26
VIP-2 experiment narrows the search for exotic physics beyond the Pauli exclusion principle Phys.org21:11 5-Feb-26
AI-powered compressed imaging system developed for high-speed scenes Phys.org20:10 5-Feb-26
High-entropy garnet crystal enables enhanced 2.8 μm mid-infrared laser performance Phys.org20:06 5-Feb-26
Surgery for quantum bits: Bit-flip errors corrected during superconducting qubit operations Phys.org16:41 5-Feb-26
DNA provides a solution to our enormous data storage problem Phys.org16:02 5-Feb-26
How superconductivity arises: New insights from moiré materials Phys.org16:02 5-Feb-26
Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave ScienceAlert12:02 5-Feb-26
Electron-phonon 'surfing' could help stabilize quantum hardware, nanowire tests suggest Phys.org22:23 4-Feb-26
Glimpsing the quantum vacuum: Particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter… Phys.org21:22 4-Feb-26
From cryogenic to red-hot: Optical temperature sensing from 77 K to 873 K Phys.org20:22 4-Feb-26
Record-breaking quantum simulator could unlock new materials New Scientist16:41 4-Feb-26
Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons Phys.org16:07 4-Feb-26
Cryogenic cooling material composed solely of abundant elements reaches 4K Phys.org02:03 4-Feb-26
The simple, science-backed way to help clear microplastics from your body BBC Science Focus20:11 3-Feb-26
The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm New Scientist18:22 3-Feb-26
Physicists achieve near-zero friction on macroscopic scales Phys.org18:14 3-Feb-26
A new class of strange one-dimensional particles Phys.org17:24 3-Feb-26
Superconductivity exposes altermagnetism by breaking symmetries, study suggests Phys.org14:33 3-Feb-26
Tiny droplets navigate mazes using 'chemical echolocation,' without sensors or computers Phys.org13:19 3-Feb-26
Stacked graphene sandwich reveals switchable memory without traditional ferroelectrics Phys.org13:17 3-Feb-26
Ultra-thin metasurface can generate and direct quantum entanglement Phys.org12:52 3-Feb-26
Niobium's superconducting switch cuts near-field radiative heat transfer 20-fold Phys.org12:49 3-Feb-26
Using duality to construct and classify new quantum phases Phys.org12:28 3-Feb-26
Why planets with two suns almost never survive Knowridge Science Report11:21 3-Feb-26
Ultra-thin metasurface chip turns invisible infrared light into steerable visible beams Phys.org11:20 3-Feb-26
Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award… Physics World11:02 3-Feb-26
Scientists smash record for superposition, bringing quantum world tantalizingly close to reality Live Science10:11 3-Feb-26
Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt Phys.org09:28 3-Feb-26
Real-time single-event position detection using high-radiation-tolerance GaN Phys.org21:53 2-Feb-26
Real-time view inside microreactor reveals 2D semiconductor growth secrets Phys.org21:43 2-Feb-26
Machine learning accelerates plasma mirror design for high-power lasers Phys.org20:52 2-Feb-26
Reshaping gold leads to new electronic and optical properties Phys.org19:51 2-Feb-26
AI streamlines deluge of data from particle collisions Phys.org19:51 2-Feb-26
Intercity quantum sensor network tightens axion dark matter constraints Phys.org19:29 2-Feb-26
A clearer look at critical materials, thanks to refrigerator magnets Phys.org18:09 2-Feb-26
Natural magnetic materials can control light in unprecedented ways Phys.org17:20 2-Feb-26
91-qubit processor accurately simulates many-body quantum chaos Phys.org17:17 2-Feb-26
How Modern and Antique Technologies Reveal a Dynamic Cosmos Quanta Magazine16:49 2-Feb-26
Focusing and defocusing light without a lens: First demonstration of the structured Montgomery… Phys.org15:47 2-Feb-26
Imaging the Wigner crystal state in a new type of quantum material Phys.org15:50 1-Feb-26
Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds Phys.org16:56 31-Jan-26
How do hula hoops stay up? BBC Science Focus15:14 31-Jan-26
6 surprising tricks that make you (nearly) unbeatable at board games BBC Science Focus14:13 31-Jan-26
Using complex networks to tame combustion instability Phys.org10:54 31-Jan-26
What's the deepest a submarine has gone? BBC Science Focus19:14 30-Jan-26
Record-breaking photons at telecom wavelengths—on demand Phys.org19:01 30-Jan-26
Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress Phys.org18:52 30-Jan-26
Liquid-repellent particle coating enables near-frictionless motion of pico- to nanoliter… Phys.org18:37 30-Jan-26
Quantum mechanical effects help overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy Phys.org18:27 30-Jan-26
A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed Science News Online18:05 30-Jan-26
Beamline measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei confirm advanced nuclear models Phys.org18:01 30-Jan-26
Random driving on a 78-qubit processor reveals controllable prethermal plateau Phys.org14:47 30-Jan-26
Direct imaging captures the crystalline vibrations of a supersolid made of atoms and light Phys.org22:11 29-Jan-26
Prototype cassettes mark key step toward new CMS high-granularity calorimeter Phys.org20:53 29-Jan-26
Mapping 'figure 8' Fermi surfaces to pinpoint future chiral conductors Phys.org20:39 29-Jan-26
Refractive-index microscope measures a sample's optical properties with pinpoint accuracy Phys.org19:54 29-Jan-26
Scientists develop high-performance Hg-based crystal for mid-far infrared birefringence Phys.org19:42 29-Jan-26
Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise Phys.org17:50 29-Jan-26
Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein's theory of general relativity Phys.org17:29 29-Jan-26
2D discrete time crystals realized on a quantum computer for the first time Phys.org17:04 29-Jan-26
Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not Phys.org16:24 29-Jan-26
Programmable terahertz vortices enable dual electric and magnetic skyrmion modes Phys.org15:02 29-Jan-26
Viewpoint: the EU’s ‘CERN for AI’ is nothing of the sort Science|Business14:58 29-Jan-26
Measuring the quantum extent of a single molecule confined to a nanodroplet Phys.org14:16 29-Jan-26
A massive clump of dark matter may lurk in the Milky Way Science News Online14:06 29-Jan-26
Atomic spins set quantum fluid in motion: Experimental realization of the Einstein–de Haas… Phys.org13:46 29-Jan-26
The universe may be hiding a fundamentally unknowable quantum secret New Scientist12:48 29-Jan-26
Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along New Scientist07:22 29-Jan-26
Did Edison Make a 'Wonder Material' 125 Years Before Its Official Creation? ScienceAlert02:50 29-Jan-26
Novel 'XFELO' laser system produces razor-sharp X-ray light Phys.org22:20 28-Jan-26
The Schrödinger equation just turned 100, and quantum physicists are still grappling with its mysteries Scientific American21:36 28-Jan-26
Framework sets new benchmarks for 3D atom maps in amorphous materials Phys.org21:30 28-Jan-26
Beyond polymers: New state-of-the-art 3D micro and nanofabrication technique overcomes material … Phys.org21:20 28-Jan-26
How Richard Feynman Found the Root of the Challenger Disaster Nautilus21:04 28-Jan-26
Establishing design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity via controlled… Phys.org20:22 28-Jan-26
Which vape flavour is worse for you? BBC Science Focus20:12 28-Jan-26
Novel ferroelectric ultraviolet photodetector achieves near-10,000-fold speed increase Phys.org20:01 28-Jan-26
Record stretching of metallic bond reveals quantum conductance in gold atomic chains Phys.org19:58 28-Jan-26
Quantum batteries could quadruple qubit capacity while reducing energy infrastructure… Phys.org19:27 28-Jan-26
Superfluids are supposed to flow indefinitely. Physicists just watched one stop moving Phys.org17:49 28-Jan-26
Are people walking slower than we used to? BBC Science Focus17:19 28-Jan-26
A New Ingredient for Quantum Error Correction APS Physics16:22 28-Jan-26
New ABF crystal delivers high-performance vacuum ultraviolet nonlinear optical conversion Phys.org16:04 28-Jan-26
Chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100-fold with minimal energy Phys.org16:04 28-Jan-26
Laser beam flips a ferromagnet's polarity without heating the material Phys.org16:04 28-Jan-26
New light-based platform sets the stage for future quantum supercomputers Phys.org16:04 28-Jan-26

      
            
      
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