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An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also: Spooky action at the LHC, Ice Age psychoactive use, yeast for building homes on Mars, and more.
What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.
What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.
Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”
The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.
The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells
3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance.
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
"Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.
Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.
“It’s the strongest evidence yet that particles dominated by a glueball component can exist in nature.”
D-Wave on rails: Company tests entanglement on its dual-rail qubits
Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-based hardware.
Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust
Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can't be verified classically.
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.
Why NIST Researchers Spent 10 Years Measuring Gravity
Physicists have been trying to measure the fundamental gravitation al constant for well over two centuries. The current accepted value of big G , as…
What happens when you try to chop a photon in half?
A mirror that moves mid-photon could release a shower of new photons.
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet
The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.
June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also, the science of poop's distinctive shape, boron buckyballs, and the secret to a soccer feint.
Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody
But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware.
Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?
Clicking on the links now reveals blank pages and empty PDFs. "Intellectually, it’s not acceptable.”
Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.
Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.
Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.
Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.
Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
The vacuum giveth, the vacuum taketh, but the vacuum doesn’t let you taketh.
The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"
The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery.
Manufacturing qubits that can move
It's hard to mix electronic manufacturing and flexible geometry.