Author(s): Philip Ball

Two research teams have run small-scale demonstrations of voting protocols that could ensure election security using the principles of quantum mechanics.

[Physics 19, 113] Published Fri Aug 07, 2026

Author(s): Philip Ball

Decades-old experiments have now been enlisted to set new bounds on the properties of a hypothetical particle that bears a tiny fraction of the electron’s charge.

[Physics 19, 102] Published Fri Jul 10, 2026

Author(s): Philip Ball

A new technique uses an ‘anti-noise’ signal to cancel out the unavoidable quantum noise associated with precision measurements like those needed for gravitational-wave detection.

[Physics 19, 77] Published Fri May 22, 2026

Author(s): Philip Ball

A South Pole neutrino experiment has measured radio waves induced by cosmic rays—thus demonstrating that its detection method works.

[Physics 19, 58] Published Fri Apr 17, 2026