Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to ...

Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, has passed all tests with predictions that are spot-on. One prediction that remains is "gravitational wave memory"—the prediction that a passing ...

Using dual lasers and an advanced gas injection system, researchers at th Lab Laser Accelerator Center (BELLA) accelerated a ...

Assuming dark matter exists, its interactions with ordinary matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an ...

Physicists discovered strange supersolids, constructed new kinds of superconductors, and continued to make the case that the ...

Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts to both answer philosophical questions about the nature of the universe and provide solutions to ...

A self-correcting atom interferometer amplifies signals, aiding detection of ultra-weak forces from dark matter, dark energy, ...

This remarkable phenomenon, seen for the first time in their experiments using a green laser and a ruby crystal, suggests new methods for manipulating light that could revolutionize optical ...

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In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, Northwestern University physicists propose an exceptionally sensitive ...