Quantum Physics
Quantum Physics Titans Win Breakthrough Prize
This year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics honors some of the pioneers of quantum information science
Stories by Daniel Garisto
Particle Physics
Physicists Struggle to Unite around Future Plans
Over 10 days, researchers participating in the once-a-decade “Snowmass process” attempted to build a unified scientific vision for the future of particle physics
Particle Physics
Large Hadron Collider Seeks New Particles after Major Upgrade
Long-awaited boosts to the world’s most powerful collider could spur breakthroughs in the hunt for physics beyond the Standard Model
Particle Physics
Elementary Particle’s Unexpected Heft Stuns Physicists
A new analysis by the CDF collaboration is a bolt from the blue, finding that the W boson is significantly heavier than suggested by previous measurements and theoretical prediction
Astrophysics
ArXiv.org Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning
Runaway success and underfunding have led to growing pains for the preprint server
Particle Physics
Unexplained Results Intrigue Physicists at World’s Largest Particle Collider
Muons and electrons might not experience the same fundamental interactions, contrary to Standard Model predictions
Quantum Physics
Why the Physics Nobel Honored Climate Science and Complex Systems
The prestigious award finally recognizes work that helped scientists understand climate change and, more broadly, find order in disorder
Quantum Computing
China Is Pulling Ahead in Global Quantum Race, New Studies Suggest
The competition between the U.S. and China over development of quantum technology has implications for both the future of science and the two countries’ political relations
Quantum Physics
Scientists Supersize Quantum Effects with Entangled Drum Duet
Two teams have demonstrated new degrees of quantum measurements in micron-sized metal drums
Particle Physics
Long-Awaited Muon Measurement Boosts Evidence for New Physics
Initial data from the Muon g-2 experiment have excited particle physicists searching for undiscovered subatomic particles and forces
Policy
Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name Things
The popular term “quantum supremacy,” which refers to quantum computers outperforming classical ones, is uncomfortably reminiscent of “white supremacy”
Quantum Computing
Light-Based Quantum Computer Exceeds Fastest Classical Supercomputers
The setup of lasers and mirrors effectively “solved” a problem far too complicated for even the largest traditional computer system
Space & Physics
Nobel Prize Work Took Black Holes from Fantasy to Fact
Over the past century, the existence of these invisible cosmic bodies has become unmistakable
Space & Physics
Possibility of Dark Bosons Entices Physicists
Hints of anomalous activity in heavy isotopes could be clues to new physics
Space & Physics
Higgs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft
Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider suggest that muons and other “second-generation particles” obtain their mass from interacting with the Higgs, further strengthening the Standard Model...
Space & Physics
Direct Proof of Dark Matter May Lurk at Low-Energy Frontiers
Mysterious effects in a new generation of dark matter detectors could herald a revolutionary discovery
Space & Physics
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
Space & Physics
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
Space & Physics
MICE Cold: Collaboration Demonstrates Muon Ionization Cooling
Physicists take the first step toward taming the short-lived particle
Quantum Computing
Quantum Computer Made from Photons Achieves a New Record
The limited system made a notable advancement on the road to beating classical machines
