For much of my career, I have been fascinated by the ways in which materials behave when we reduce their dimensions to the ...

Paul Sutter explores how ancient creation myths and modern cosmology answer the same questions, framing the Big Bang as a scientific creation story rooted in observation and theory ...

A new chip-scale device offers unprecedented control over laser frequencies, a key ingredient for large-scale quantum computing. Researchers have achieved an important step forward in quantum ...

Nuclear clocks are a technology researchers have been working toward for decades. New research in theoretical physics brings them closer to reality.

Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

Some stars explode into a nova quickly; others can take more than a month. Scientists are only beginning to understand why.

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Objective To assess the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of Advanced ...

Using advanced electron microscopy, researchers have watched individual atoms transition from chaotic liquid motion to ordered solid structure, revealing that the boundary between liquid and solid ...

With landmark demonstrations of quantum error correction and new backing from Google Quantum AI, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and other global investors, QuEra advances from scientific breakthroughs to preparing ...

Once a testing ground for Soviet weapons, the country is using a unique facility to find materials that withstand plasma that ...