Primordial black hole’s final burst may solve neutrino mystery

The last gasp of a primordial black hole may be the source of the highest-energy “ghost particle” detected to date, a new MIT study proposes.

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Brewery makes new beer from yeast launched in rocket

A Cincinnati brewing company will unveil a new beer this fall that is out of this world.

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‘Like talking on the telephone’: Quantum computing engineers get atoms chatting long distance

UNSW engineers have made a significant advance in quantum computing: they created ‘quantum entangled states’—where two separate particles become so deeply linked they no longer behave independently—using the spins of two atomic nuclei. Such states of entanglement are the key resource that gives quantum computers their edge over conventional ones.

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‘Quantum squeezing’ a nanoscale particle for the first time

Researchers Mitsuyoshi Kamba, Naoki Hara, and Kiyotaka Aikawa of the University of Tokyo have successfully demonstrated quantum squeezing of the motion of a nanoscale particle, a motion whose uncertainty is smaller than that of quantum mechanical fluctuations.

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Researchers develop colorized X-ray imaging for clearer material and tissue analysis

When German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays in the late 1800s while experimenting with cathode ray tubes, it was a breakthrough that transformed science and medicine. So much so that the basic concept remains in use today. But a team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories believes they’ve found a better way, harnessing different metals […]

Hubble sees white dwarf eating piece of Pluto-like object

In our nearby stellar neighborhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ultraviolet capability, only NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope could identify that this meal is taking place.

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How an astronaut calculates risk

When Anil Menon launches into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next June, he’ll bring two decades of experience as a physician, engineer, military pilot, and NASA flight surgeon—and a highly personal understanding of risk.

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Shape-shifting collisions offer new tool for studying early matter produced in Big Bang’s aftermath

This summer, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) took a breath of fresh air. Normally filled with beams of protons, the 27-km ring was reconfigured to enable its first oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions. First results from the new data, recorded over a period of six days by the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb experiments, were presented […]

Tomorrow’s quantum computers could use sound, not light

While many plans for quantum computers transmit data using the particles of light known as photons, researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) are turning to sound.

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Physicists create new electrically controlled silicon-based quantum device

A team of scientists at Simon Fraser University’s Quantum Technology Lab and leading Canada-based quantum company Photonic Inc. have created a new type of silicon-based quantum device controlled both optically and electrically, marking the latest breakthrough in the global quantum computing race.

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Video: Fla. driver nearly hits officer after doing burnout ‘to impress girls’

Video shows a truck stopped in a crosswalk before the tires squeal, filling the intersection with smoke; the truck lurched forward as Bradenton PD officers moved out of the way

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3 Pa. officers killed, 2 wounded by suspect wearing camouflage, lying in wait

The suspect was wanted for stalking a woman at the residence; while officers used a drone to survey the area, they were unable to see the man hiding in a cornfield before he ambushed them

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Physicist proves unsolvability beyond one dimension for quantum Ising models

By extending a proof of a physically important behavior in one-dimensional quantum spin systems to higher dimensions, a RIKEN physicist has shown in a new study that the model lacks exact solutions. The research is published in the journal Physical Review B.

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Advanced AI links atomic structure to quantum tech

A research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to uncover the atomic origins of unusual material behavior. This approach uses Bayesian deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence that combines probability theory and neural networks to analyze complex datasets with exceptional efficiency.

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How you make it matters: Spintronics device performance tied to atomic interface changes

Spintronics devices will be key to realizing faster and more energy-efficient computers. To give us a better understanding of how to make them, a Kobe University team now showed how different manufacturing techniques influence the material properties of a key component.

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