After a year of disappointing experiments, the dominant theory in dark matter physics is losing its…
Author: Sophia Chen
Quantum Computing Needs You to Help Solve Its Core Mystery
Come get your qubits! The builders of quantum computers want more coders to use their machines…
Mercury Pollution Is Way Up. One Huge Culprit? Gold Mines
The first big international effort to combat mercury pollution is zeroing in on small gold mines,…
Kilogram Redefined. The Metric System Overhaul Is Complete
The platinum-iridium cylinder has been scrapped, and the kilogram will now be determined by the Planck…
Quantum Physicists Found a New, Safer Way to Navigate
GPS can be hacked, so airplanes and ships need a backup system. These quantum physicists think…
Physicists Condemn Sexism Through ‘Particles for Justice’
At least 1,600 signatures have been submitted to a letter protesting a sexist talk given by…
Physicists Win Nobel Prize for Lasers That Stretch, Bend and Blow Up Molecules
A trio of laser physicists—Arthur Ashkin, Donna Strickland, and Gérard Mourou—nab the prize for their work…
Laser-Carrying Airplanes Uncover Massive, Sprawling Maya Cities
Using lidar, archaeologists have mapped the previously unseen ruins of entire Maya cities, revealing new details…
New Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail
The transmission electron microscope has a new bag of tricks, revealing the properties of materials at…
The Case of a Revolutionary (But Imaginary?) Superconductor
If the unconfirmed claims of a room temperature superconductor are real, this is _bonkers_.