We’ve probably all heard the phrase you can’t make something from nothing. But in reality, the physics of our universe isn’t that cut and dry. In fact, scientists have spent decades trying to force matter from absolutely nothing. And now, they’ve m…
Oxford physicists have discovered a subatomic particle that can transition between matter and antimatter, and that could have a huge impact on how we look at the universe. Using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the researchers discovered that ch…
For the first time, scientists have managed to capture the dual natures of light – particle and wave – in a single electron microscope image. Until now, scientists could only capture an image of light as a particle or a wave, never both at the …
Physicists continue to process data from the experiments carried out at the Large Hadron Collider (on the border between Switzerland and France) while it was in operation and this January they report having obtained evidence of the production of a…
The UPV/EHU's 'Ikerbasque' team, led by Professor Enrique Solano, has achieved, in theoretical-experimental collaboration between groups from Spain and Germany, the " greatest " coupling between light and matter on a quantum s…
Fish school, insects swarm and birds fly in murmurations. Now, new research finds that on the most basic level, this kind of group behavior forms a new kind of active matter, called a swirlonic state. Physical laws such as Newton's second law …
As part of an experiment to measure—to an extremely precise degree—the charge-to-mass ratios of protons and antiprotons, the RIKEN-led BASE collaboration at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, has found that, within the uncertainty of the experiment, matt…
A new study by a team at the University of Chicago, published in the October 14, 2021 issue of the journal Nature Physics, reports on the creation of a new phase of ice called " superionic ice ". Turns out, the ice that tinkles in our gl…
An international team of researchers successfully observed warm gas emitting from an active black hole for the first time, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Astronomy . And the team witnessed bizarre structures that looked…
A team of theoretical researchers have found it might be possible to detect Q-balls in gravitational waves, and their detection would answer why more matter than anti-matter to be left over after the Big Bang. Asymmetry in the universe may have …
Scientists have spotted a long hypothesized, never-seen-before state of matter in the laboratory for the first time. Top Image: The new material works by forming triangles out of an atom's spin states. (Image credit: Phillip Tur via Shutterstoc…
Matter is what makes up the universe, but what makes up matter? This question has long been tricky for those who think about it – especially for the physicists. Reflecting recent trends in physics, Jeffrey Eischen and PHYSICISTS have explained an …
We know that, What does E=mc2 mean? The world’s most famous equation is both straightforward and very complex meaning at the same time: “ Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. ” According to Einstein’s theory of special relativity…
A quirky type of subatomic particle known as the charm meson has the seemingly magical ability to switch states between matter and antimatter (and back again), according to the team of over 1,000 physicists who were involved in documenting the phen…
