Amplifying Randomness with Quantum Measurements
Author(s): Sam Jarman
Researchers use a quantum Bell test to generate certifiably random numbers, key ingredients for secure network communications.
[Physics 19, 81] Published Mon Jun 08, 2026
Author(s): Sam Jarman
Researchers use a quantum Bell test to generate certifiably random numbers, key ingredients for secure network communications.
[Physics 19, 81] Published Mon Jun 08, 2026
Author(s): Matteo Rini
A 100-fold improvement in a key antihydrogen measurement strengthens tests of matterβantimatter symmetry, entering a regime sensitive to the antiprotonβs internal structure.
[Physics 19, 79] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026
Author(s): Susan Curtis
Researchers have unlocked a method to dramatically boost the intensity of high-power lasers, opening the route toward light-induced matter creation.
[Physics 19, 73] Published Wed May 20, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
A new method for rating scientific papers can identify breakthroughs that slip through the cracks of common citation metrics.
[Physics 19, 63] Published Wed May 06, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
Researchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale.
[Physics 19, 64] Published Fri May 01, 2026
Author(s): Erica K. Brockmeier
Global Physics Summit attendees shared their thoughts on how artificial intelligence could impact scientific research.
[Physics 19, 60] Published Mon Apr 27, 2026
Author(s): Sophia Chen
Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to measure the interference of light signals from two distant detectors, opening a path toward quantum-enhanced astronomy.
[Physics 19, 56] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
The DESI Collaboration has finished its five-year survey ahead of schedule, setting the stage for analyses that could reshape our understanding of dark energy.
[Physics 19, 48] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026
Author(s): Sachin Rawat
Our ability to hear relies on tiny βhair bundlesβ in the inner ear. A new thermodynamical model offers an explanation for the different ways that bundles oscillate.
[Physics 19, 45] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026
Author(s): Marric Stephens
This yearβs βGallery of Soft Matterβ contest features self-assembling nanostars, wrinkle patterns, and a drum full of tumbling grains.
[Physics 19, 42] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026
Author(s): Sophia Chen
Through a quantum-switch experiment, researchers attempt to reveal βindefinite causal orderββa quantum phenomenon involving events in a before-and-after superposition.
[Physics 19, 38] Published Tue Mar 17, 2026
Author(s): Sam Jarman
Using a rapid pressure-quench technique, researchers have preserved a metastable phase in a superconductor at a record 151 K under ambient pressure.
[Physics 19, 37] Published Fri Mar 13, 2026
Author(s): Matteo Rini
With the debut of a public alert stream, the Rubin Observatory demonstrates the ability to report transient signalsβfrom supernovae, variable stars, active galactic nuclei and asteroidsβin near real time.
[Physics 19, 31] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026
Author(s): Charles Day
Two investigations underscore the role of orbital instabilities in accounting for the diversity of planetary systems.
[Physics 19, 27] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026