Are you struggling alone, thinking, "I don't really understand the difference between the words vibration and wave"?It can be ...

Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for ...

According to Lucia Rondini, they are ‘fizzy’ with quantum objects, popping in and out of existence all the time.

University of Iowa researchers have made the most detailed observations yet of Jupiter’s bow shock, a barrier that helps deflect harmful particles from the sun. They found that Jupiter uses a more ...

Among the signals he considers particularly interesting is possible cosmic birefringence, a rotation in the polarisation of the oldest light in the Universe. If its cosmological origin were confirmed, ...

When people hear 'microbiology research,' many may think of lactic acid bacteria or fermented foods.The research conducted at ...

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In his new book On the Equality of All Things, physicist Carlo Rovelli explains there is no space or time in his view of ...

The award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in applied photonics. In his doctoral thesis, Marc Christ developed a technology platform that makes key components of atomic quantum sensors ...

From light pollution measurement devices to quantum technology and AI-based quality control: On September 15, young researchers were honored with the Applied Photonics Award 2026 for their ...

The Austrian physicist, who lived during the same era as Einstein and shared a mutual admiration with him, recognized this ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...