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  • Schrödinger's Cat: A History of Quantum Physics [13:52]

    07/03/2025 6:16:29 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies
    YouTube ^ | June 20, 2025 | The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
    Schrödinger’s cat is a reasonably simple explanation of an extremely technical and unexpected scientific concept. But when Schrödinger first introduced it, he was making an entirely different point. Schrödinger's Cat: A History of Quantum Physics | 13:52 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.56M subscribers | 36,579 views | June 20, 2025 | ✪ Members first on June 19, 2025
  • Scientists Achieve Teleportation Between Quantum Computers for the First Time Ever

    07/01/2025 11:08:24 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | July 01, 2025 | Lydia Amazouz
    In a groundbreaking achievement, researchers at Oxford University have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation between quantum computers, a feat that was previously confined to theoretical discussions and early-stage experiments. The team, led by physicist Dougal Main, managed to create a functioning logic gate between two quantum processors located about six feet apart. This represents a significant advancement in quantum computing, opening new possibilities for quantum networks and the realization of scalable quantum systems. Their work is featured in a study published in Nature, and it marks a pivotal moment in the race to create powerful, distributed quantum computers. Quantum Teleportation: A...
  • NASA Unveils Breathtaking New Images of Andromeda Galaxy

    06/26/2025 11:19:30 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | June 26, 2025 | Jessica Bennett
    NASA’s new Andromeda images unveil stunning insights into dark matter and black holes. Image credit: NASA | The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel In the latest release from NASA, stunning new images of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) have captured the attention of the global scientific community. Andromeda, located around 2.5 million light-years from Earth, is the closest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. These new images, which include data from multiple advanced telescopes, offer fresh insights into the complex dynamics of this galactic neighbor. The images were made possible through a collaboration of some of the world’s most powerful space-based...
  • Astronomers Find Universe’s “Missing” Matter

    07/01/2025 7:08:47 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | June 30, 2025 | European Space Agency
    A simulation of the ‘cosmic web’, the vast network of threads and filaments that extends throughout the Universe. Stars, galaxies, and galaxy clusters spring to life in the densest knots of this web, and remain connected by vast threads that stretch out for many millions of light-years. These threads are invisible to the eye, but can be uncovered by telescopes such as ESA’s XMM-Newton. Credit: Illustris Collaboration / Illustris Simulation ======================================================================== A vast filament of gas stretching across the cosmos may help solve the mystery of the Universe’s missing matter. Astronomers have identified a massive filament of hot gas connecting...
  • Theory Proposing Three-Dimensional Time as the “Primary Fabric of Everything” Could Unify Quantum Physics and Gravity

    06/24/2025 12:38:15 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 35 replies
    The Debrief ^ | June 24, 2025 | Christopher Plain
    Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) scientist has proposed a “three-dimensional time” theory that replaces the traditional model of one dimension of time and three physical dimensions as the primary fabric of everything. Unlike previously proposed, purely mathematical ‘3D time’ constructs where space emerges as a secondary manifestation, Professor Gunther Kletetschka at the UAF Geophysical Institute says his theory of everything, which could unify quantum physics and gravity, is testable and verifiable. “Earlier 3D time proposals were primarily mathematical constructs without these concrete experimental connections,” Professor Kletetschka explained. “My work transforms the concept from...
  • New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect

    06/22/2025 6:24:38 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 62 replies
    phys.org ^ | June 21, 2025 | phys.org
    Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist. The theory also argues that time comes in three dimensions rather than just the single one we experience as continual forward progression. Space emerges as a secondary manifestation. "These three time dimensions are the primary fabric of everything, like the canvas of a painting," said associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka at the UAF Geophysical Institute. "Space still exists with its three dimensions, but it's more like the paint on the canvas...
  • Super magnet reveals nuclear fission secrets by testing 100 exotic atomic nuclei

    06/20/2025 11:19:19 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    Interesting Engineering ^ | June 19, 2025 | Ameya Paleja
    Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden carried out nuclear fission reactions in 100 different types of exotic nuclei of elements like platinum, mercury, and lead in a bid to understand the reaction better.In addition to helping us generate cleaner energy in the future, the research also sheds light on how elements are formed in the universe, according to a press release by the institute.Nuclear fission is poised for a comeback after countries worldwide seek newer ways to fuel their energy demands. While wind and solar power plants are being readied at a frantic pace to meet net-zero targets,...
  • New Solution to 120-Year-Old ‘Absolute Zero’ Problem Shows Einstein was Wrong

    06/18/2025 12:46:24 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 85 replies
    The Debrief ^ | June 18, 2025 | Christopher Plain
    University of Seville professor José María Martín-Olalla has published a new solution to a 120-year-old problem regarding matter states at absolute zero that disproves a previous solution offered by famed scientist Albert Einstein. The controversy originally arose in 1905 when Walther Nernst proposed a new approach to the properties of matter as entropy causes them to approach absolute zero (minus 273 degrees Celsius). Dubbed Nerst’s theorem, the concept argued that absolute zero must be inaccessible, or one could theoretically construct an engine that uses absolute zero as a coolant to convert all heat energy into work. This idea goes directly...
  • A Scientist Thinks the Universe Bounced Out of a Black Hole

    06/14/2025 8:16:24 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 59 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | Jun 13, 2025 | Darren Orf
    Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new hypothesis from physicists at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. challenges the long-standing Big Bang Theory as the ultimate origin of the universe. This new “Black Hole Universe” hypothesis, suggests that our universe possibly “bounced” from the formation of larger black hole in another parent universe. While intriguing, the Big Bang Theory is the undisputed cosmological champ for a reason, so it'll take lots of rigorous experiments to confirm its theoretical conclusions. Throughout human history, there has been no greater question than “where do we come from?” This...
  • Scientists Are Getting Closer to Finding Evidence of the Fifth Force

    06/14/2025 8:10:12 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 31 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | Jun 14, 2025 | Darren Orf
    If it’s out there, could we observe it soon?Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some physicists believe that a fifth fundamental force could be the cause of some observational anomalies. A study is investigating ways to closely examine the trajectories of well-documented asteroids to hopefully detect anomalies that could provide evidence of such a force. Although the study shows no fifth force anomaly present in the asteroid Bennu, future explorations of the asteroid Apophis could provide an even better chance to find this elusive force—if it exists at all. According to the current Standard Model, four fundamental...
  • Scientists in Antarctica Puzzled as They Discover Mysterious Radio Waves Coming From Below the Ice Sheet

    06/15/2025 3:03:52 PM PDT · by Bratch · 78 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | June 15th, 2025 | Paul Serran
    Planet Earth continues to hide a plethora of secrets that our modern science still seems far from uncovering. One of the most mysterious regions of our world is the southern pole, the Antarctica, where a group of researchers has now found ‘strange radio waves coming from below the ice’.
  • 10 Atomic Clocks Connected Across 6 Countries In Most Ambitious Timekeeping Experiment Ever

    06/13/2025 11:14:50 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    Study Finds ^ | June 13, 2025 | Rachel Godun and Helen Margolis (National Physical Laboratory, UK)
    In a nutshell Scientists connected 10 ultra-precise atomic clocks across six countries in the largest coordinated timekeeping experiment ever conducted While many clocks agreed to extraordinary precision, the study revealed concerning discrepancies that highlight challenges in global clock synchronization This research is a crucial step toward redefining the international second using optical clocks by 2030, potentially revolutionizing global timekeeping ****************************************************************** EUROPE — Every clock in your house probably tells a slightly different time. Now picture those clocks as the most precise instruments humanity has ever built, so accurate that they wouldn’t lose or gain a second for billions of years....
  • Bullseye: Where Is The Center Of The Universe?

    06/12/2025 9:35:23 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 53 replies
    Study Finds ^ | June 12, 2025 | Rob Coyne, University of Rhode Island
    About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Published in 1915, and already widely accepted worldwide by physicists and mathematicians, the theory assumed the universe was static – unchanging, unmoving and immutable. In short, Einstein believed the size and shape of the universe today was, more or less, the same size and shape it had always been. But when astronomers looked into the night sky at faraway galaxies with powerful telescopes, they saw hints the universe was anything but that. These new observations suggested the opposite – that...
  • Something in Deep Space Is Flashing Every 44 Minutes and No One Knows Why

    05/30/2025 6:35:59 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 65 replies
    Study Finds ^ | May 30, 2025 | Dr. Ziteng (Andy) Wang, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
    An image of the sky showing the region around ASKAP J1832-0911. X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, radio data from the South African MeerKAT radio telescope, and infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (Credit: Ziteng (Andy) Wang, ICRAR) ********************************************************************** In a nutshell Scientists discovered the first long-period radio transient that also emits X-rays, creating an entirely new class of cosmic objects ASKAP J1832−0911 pulses every 44.2 minutes with both radio waves and X-rays, something that wasn’t supposed to be possible The object could be either an ancient magnetar or an ultra-magnetized white dwarf system, both of which challenge current...
  • NASA's Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin

    05/23/2025 10:07:28 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    NASA Hubble Mission Team ^ | April 15, 2025 | Editor Andrea Gianopoulos
    Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar is the likeliest candidate in our Milky Way galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova explosion as initially predicted. It is so strange it might even offer clues to the mechanism behind events known as fast radio bursts...But a decade-long study with Hubble cast doubt on the magnetar's birthplace. After initial observations with ground-based telescopes shortly after SGR 0501+4516's discovery, researchers used Hubble's exquisite sensitivity and steady...
  • A Centuries-Old "Impossible" Equation, Once Considered Unsolvable, Finally Has a Solution

    05/20/2025 4:37:41 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 51 replies
    The Debrief ^ | May 13, 2025 | Christopher Plain
    A University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney mathematician has revealed the first successful solution of an 'impossible' equation once considered unsolvable.Described as algebra's oldest problem, previous efforts to solve 'higher order' polynomial equations have consistently failed, leaving mathematicians without a critical tool. The new method solves that problem, potentially changing mathematics forever."Our solution reopens a previously closed book in mathematics history," said UNSW Honorary Professor Norman Wildberger, who led the research...According to a statement from the University announcing the solution to algebra's oldest impossible equation, polynomials are represented by an established equation. For example, the degree two polynomial would...
  • Scientists Calculate Earlier End To Universe

    05/12/2025 11:28:34 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 69 replies
    Study Finds ^ | May 12, 2025 | Heino Falcke, Michael F. Wondrak, Walter D. van Suijlekom (Radboud University)
    Conceptual image depicting end of the universe by generative AI (© The 2R Artificiality - stock.adobe.com) In a nutshell * Scientists discovered that neutron stars and white dwarfs are slowly evaporating, shortening the universe’s expected lifespan from 10^1100 years to 10^78 years. * All massive objects lose energy through a process similar to how black holes evaporate, with denser objects deteriorating faster. Despite this “earlier” end, the universe’s death is still inconceivably far in the future—neutron stars will last 10^68 years and white dwarfs about 10^78 years. ================================================================================ NIJMEGEN, Netherlands — Scientists have just calculated that our universe will end...
  • 'Dark photon' theory of light aims to take down the famous double-slit experiment, upending quantum physics

    05/11/2025 4:45:21 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 14 replies
    Earth.com ^ | May 10, 2025 | Staff
    For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle. This idea, then, became the central component to quantum theory, sprouting the field of science known as quantum mechanics. The double-slit experiment supported the idea, showing bright and dark bands that indicated wave-like interference. But now, a new study suggests that this experiment might not lock us into seeing light as a wave. According to the experts, we can interpret those interference bands using quantum particles alone. The research was led by Gerhard Rempe, the director of the Max Planck Institute for...
  • NASA’s Hubble Spots Runaway Black Hole Devouring a Star 600 Million Light-Years From Earth

    05/11/2025 4:04:17 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 15 replies
    The Debrief ^ | May 09, 2025 | Staff
    CREDIT: NASA, ESA, STScI, Yuhan Yao (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) ************************************************************** A traveling black hole stalking the cosmos for stellar prey recently revealed itself to NASA telescopes in a tidal disruption event (TDE), shredding and swallowing a star in a radioactive burst. With its brilliant flash, the TDE AT2024tvd lit up several observatories, including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and the NRAO Very Large Array. The TDE event took place 600 million light-years from Earth, allowing astronomers a new glimpse at black hole physics to be published in a future issue of The Astrophysical Journal...
  • First Ever Image Of “Free Floating” Atoms Snapped By MIT Scientist...Two light systems trap the atoms and snap their photo.

    05/10/2025 6:57:42 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    IFL Science ^ | May 07, 2025 | Staff
    Atoms have been seen clumping up, pairing up, and staying alone thanks to a new technique. Image Credit: Sampson Wilcox Scientists now have a new approach to study never-before-seen quantum phenomena. Physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have produced the first images of atoms freely interacting in space, showing correlations that had been predicted in theory but never directly photographed before. The team’s Atom-Resolved Microscopy is done in this way. Atoms are allowed to move about and interact freely. The researchers then turn on a lattice made of light that, for a fraction of a second, freezes the atoms....