Physic

How quantum computers could detect dark matterScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are using quantum computers to search for dark matter. Dark matter constitutes about 27%...

An Unattended Light InvestigatedAstronomers have studied the faint glow given off by stars that have been removed from their galaxies and now exist as cosmic orphans between galaxies for the first...

This accelerator can reveal rare forms of the substanceA few hundred feet away is a large metal chamber devoid of air and draped with the wires required to control the instruments...

New finding on gamma-ray burstsGamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are detected by Earth-orbiting satellites as flashes of the highest energy gamma rays lasting milliseconds to hundreds of seconds. These cataclysmic explosions occur in...

Fusion reactor instability can be fine-tuned by adjusting plasma density and magnetic fieldAn international team of researchers has found a way to control the magnitude of plasma instabilities in fusion reactors....

Schrödinger’s Buses Spotted in BristolThe English city of Bristol has strong ties to quantum mechanics as it produced Paul Dirac, who made pioneering contributions to the development of the theory. Now,...