The SciencesMay 19, 2020
Pi in the Sky: General Relativity Passes the Ratio’s Test
Using gravitational waves to approximate pi, physicists see no problem with Einstein’s theory
Stories by Dan Garisto
Dan Garisto is a freelance science journalist.
The SciencesFebruary 26, 2020
Japan Inches Forward with Plans to Host Next Big Particle Collider
If built, the International Linear Collider would investigate some of the biggest mysteries in physics on the smallest of scales
The SciencesFebruary 5, 2020
MICE Cold: Collaboration Demonstrates Muon Ionization Cooling
Physicists take the first step toward taming the short-lived particle
Quantum ComputingNovember 6, 2019
Quantum Computer Made from Photons Achieves a New Record
The limited system made a notable advancement on the road to beating classical machines
ComputingOctober 31, 2019
AI Beats Top Human Players at Strategy Game StarCraft II
DeepMind’s AlphaStar beat all but the very best humans at the fast-paced sci-fi video game
PolicyOctober 1, 2019
Smartphone Data Show Voters in Black Neighborhoods Wait Longer
A new analysis adds to existing evidence for a racial disparity in wait times at polling places
The SciencesAugust 6, 2019
“Qutrit” Experiments Are a First in Quantum Teleportation
The proof-of-concept demonstrations herald a major step forward in quantum communications
The SciencesMarch 8, 2019
Japan Delays Decision for Hosting Next Big Particle Collider
The proposed successor to the LHC would try to solve some of physics’s biggest mysteries by slamming matter into antimatter head-on to generate the famed Higgs boson