Quantum supremacy just ran into an unexpected rival: An ordinary laptop armed with new math

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute and collaborators at Boston University have cracked a daunting quantum...

Black holes may avoid singularities when charge and Hawking radiation combine, theoretical physicist argues

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape. Einstein’s theory of general relativity breaks down inside black holes, either by the presence of a so-called “curvature singularity” or “Cauchy...

Boston Police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal OIS

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Officer Nicholas O’Malley was indicted on a manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a man who had just carjacked a woman on March 11 Go to Source

Resolving the Kardashev’s conundrum using a Bitcoin-inspired metric

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Astronomy

In his 1964 paper, “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations,” famed astrophysicist and radio astronomer Nikolai Kardashev addressed the types of transmissions (and at what energies) astronomers should search for in their Search for...

Unusual nonlinear thermoelectric effect appears in chiral tellurium, confirming theoretical predictions

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

An unusual thermoelectric effect has been observed in the semiconductor tellurium by RIKEN physicists for the first time. This demonstration points to the potential of similar materials to be used in applications such as energy harvesting and advanced heat management....