Speed Of Light
A page on constants in our physics coverage, part of our science reporting, alongside the 13 reports filed on it so far.
Diskin, Easo Team Solves Percolation Phase
A team of five mathematicians has proven the 'sharpness conjecture' for percolation on infinite transitive graphs, solving a decades-old puzzle about...
Magic-Angle Graphene Detects Faint IR Light
A study published in Nature Communications on August 31, 2026, shows that faint far-infrared radiation can switch magic-angle twisted bilayer...
Mathematicians Solve Percolation Phase
A team of five mathematicians has proven the supercritical sharpness conjecture for transitive graphs, solving a decades-old puzzle about the speed of
Graphene's Floquet State Controlled
Researchers have demonstrated a new method, called harmonic Floquet spectroscopy, to generate and control electrons in a light-dressed Floquet...
Hollow-Core Fiber Could Bridge Quantum
Modeling shows gas-filled hollow-core fibers can translate quantum light between wavelengths while preserving crucial phase information, a key step...
SuperCDMS begins hunt for light dark matter
The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment has begun its early-science data collection phase deep underground in Canada.
Hidden Electronic State Forms in 30
Researchers observed a light-triggered hidden state form inside a metal-organic framework in just 30 femtoseconds.
Light Probes and Melts Electron Crystals
Researchers have used light to probe the internal vibrations of a Wigner electron crystal in tungsten diselenide, manipulate its electron spins, and
Tiny Big Bangs
Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of...
UCLA Scientists Discover Way to Guide Heat Like Light at Room Temperature
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have found a way to make heat travel along precise, ray-like pathways at room...
This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze
Scientists have created the first quantum material that can sort and transport different quantum states of light at room temperature, potentially...
Cell-inspired nanoreactor turns sunlight into hydrogen peroxide
A new hollow nanoreactor mimics living cells to make hydrogen peroxide more efficiently using visible light.
Scientists May Have Finally Proved That “Empty” Space Isn’t Really Empty
Astronomers may have found some of the strongest evidence yet for one of quantum mechanics' strangest predictions: even apparently empty space can...