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Quantum entanglement · Bell test experiments
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Quantum photonic processor demonstrates
A quantum photonic processor launched in June 2025 has successfully observed two-photon interference in low Earth orbit, proving the feasibility of
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Spin Rephasing Stores Single Photons for 180 Microseconds
ICFO researchers stored single photons for up to 180 microseconds using spin rephasing in a praseodymium-doped crystal quantum memory, advancing the
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Quantum simulator replicates string-breaking
A 13-ion trapped-ion quantum simulator modeled string breaking, a process analogous to quark dynamics and particle formation in the early universe.
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Classical Networks Mimic Quantum Math in Biology
Chemist Gregory Scholes argues that biological systems may achieve quantum-like efficiency through classical, complex networks rather than genuine quantum
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Trapped-ion quantum simulator observes
A Duke University-led team has used a trapped-ion quantum simulator to observe string-breaking dynamics, a phenomenon analogous to particle-antiparticle
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LHCb Discovers Unexpectedly Light Beauty-Strange Particle
The LHCb experiment at CERN has discovered a new particle in the beauty-strange sector, with a mass significantly lower than quark model predictions and a
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Scientific Publishers Combat Fraudulent Papermills
Publishers are deploying new integrity teams and AI tools to fight the surge in fraudulent papers from commercial papermills, a problem accelerated by
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Stanford team observes quantum jumps of sound for first time
Stanford University researchers have directly recorded real-time quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator.
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Quantum light swimmer breaks Newton's third
Physicists have demonstrated a passive swimmer made of quantum light moving upstream by breaking Newton's action-reaction principle, a non-reciprocal
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Space Station and Lab Tests Confirm Einstein's Equivalence
A quantum test on the China Space Station achieved record precision for the weak equivalence principle, while a separate lab experiment confirmed the
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CMS Search for New Physics in Four-Jet Events with Bottom
The CMS collaboration reports a search for new particles decaying into pairs of jets containing bottom quarks, using 13 TeV proton-proton collision data.
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Quantum entanglement persists in fleeting Z bosons at CERN
Physicists have found strong evidence that Z bosons, heavy particles produced in Higgs boson decays at the Large Hadron Collider, become quantum entangled.
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Two-color light controls electrons in graphene's transient
Researchers used two laser fields to create and then steer electrons within a fleeting topological state in graphene, observing valley-polarized currents
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Caltech chip steers light in 74 femtoseconds
A Caltech team has built a silicon metasurface device that uses one light beam to redirect another in just 74 quadrillionths of a second, a breakthrough
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LUX-ZEPLIN detector records potential dark
A single high-energy event at the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector has physicists exploring non-standard particle models, including higgsinos and
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CosmicWatch: A $100 Muon Detector Opens Particle Physics
A compact, $100 detector called CosmicWatch, developed at the University of Delaware, allows students and researchers to detect invisible cosmic muons.
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Jonathan Halliwell on Decoherence
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains how decoherence and the 'histories' approach resolve foundational quantum paradoxes, including the role
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Hot electrons reveal electronic collisions
Researchers at the National University of Singapore used terahertz radiation to heat electrons in twisted bilayer graphene while keeping the atomic lattice
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Self-Supervised Learning Sharpens Resonance Mass
A new self-supervised learning method improves the reconstruction of heavy resonance masses in particle physics experiments, showing sharper peaks and
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Stanford team observes quantum jumps of sound in real time
Researchers have directly observed the discrete quantum jumps of phonons in a mechanical resonator for the first time, using a superconducting qubit as a
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Spinon to Triplon Transition Observed in Frustrated Quantum
Neutron spectroscopy reveals a quasiparticle energy crossover from deconfined spinons to bound triplons in the spin-Peierls material CuGeO3, driven by
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Harvard Uses Sound Waves to Extend Qubit Coherence
Harvard researchers have protected a diamond-based qubit using microscopic sound waves, extending its quantum coherence time by roughly threefold.
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Quantum computer simulates particle creation in 1D Ising
Researchers have used a 104-qubit quantum processor to simulate the inelastic production of a heavier particle from a collision of two light particles in a
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Quantum Collapse Models Suggest Time Has Fundamental
New theoretical work indicates that certain quantum collapse models, if correct, imply a minuscule intrinsic uncertainty in time itself, setting an
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Quantum Sensors Sharpen Nuclear Material Assessments
NIST researchers have used ultra-cold transition edge sensors to measure X-ray emissions from nuclear materials with unprecedented accuracy, reducing
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Sandia Lab Guides Atoms with Minimal Power for Quantum
Sandia National Laboratories scientists have trapped cesium atoms on a 420-nanometer fiber using only 5 milliwatts of power, a key step toward chip-scale
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Ultra-High-Energy Photon Defies Physics to Reach Earth
A 300 TeV photon from a distant gamma-ray burst survived a 2-billion-light-year journey that should have destroyed it, challenging Einstein's relativity
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Quantum computers could hunt dark matter at LHC
A particle physicist is developing quantum algorithms to search for anomalies in data from the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, aiming to find signs of dark
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CMS Uses Neural Flow to Spot Anomalous Dijet Events
Researchers applied an unsupervised neural spline flow model to CMS Open Data, identifying dijet events with low likelihood scores that deviate from
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UrQMD Model Reveals Neutron Origin of Stopped Protons
A microscopic transport model study shows a significant fraction of protons stopped at mid-rapidity in low-energy heavy-ion collisions originate from
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New Experiment Sets Limits on Axion-like Dark Matter
A physics experiment using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and a SQUID magnetometer has searched for ultralight axion-like dark matter, establishing
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Cascaded Random Access Quantum Memory Demonstrated
Researchers have built an eight-bit cascaded random access quantum memory, a key component absent in current quantum processors.
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Lower Pressure Boosts Atomic Oxygen in Plasma
Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers found that generating oxygen plasma at moderately reduced pressure extends the lifetime of reactive atomic oxygen
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Chromium material hosts three spin-triplet
Researchers have identified three distinct quantum phases in the superconductor K2Cr3As3, providing strong evidence for rare spin-triplet
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Belle II could probe new physics via
A new study proposes using the Belle II experiment to search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons, predicted by extensions of the Standard Model, by
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Electric field switches chiral phonon
Researchers have demonstrated reversible electric control over chiral phonons, collective atomic vibrations with a left- or right-handed rotational
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Electrons in ZrTe5 defy quantum limit under
Scientists observed anomalous quantum oscillations in zirconium pentatelluride that persisted beyond the quantum limit under 60 tesla magnetic fields and
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LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector reports
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment has detected a rare particle interaction that looks unusually difficult to explain as ordinary background noise and appeared
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Magic-angle graphene superconductivity
Researchers from the University of Manchester have completely suppressed superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by screening electron-electron
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MIT researchers design dual-purpose qubit to speed quantum
MIT scientists have created a new qubit architecture that separates data storage and interaction functions, enabling faster operations and reduced error
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First Measurement of J/ψ Photoproduction on Neutron
Physicists report the first measurement of near-threshold J/ψ particle production from a neutron target, enabling a direct comparison with bound protons to
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DOE Explains Quantum Computing's Potential
The Department of Energy explains how quantum computers, using qubits, could solve complex problems beyond the reach of current supercomputers, with
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Physicist Sarah Demers on AI's Role in Particle Physics
Yale physicist Sarah Demers discusses the U.S. Department of Energy's use of AI to optimize the Mu2e experiment, while cautioning about intellectual
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Quantum and Relativity Combine for Secure Position
Researchers have experimentally demonstrated a secure position verification protocol that combines quantum optics and relativity.
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BESIII Collaboration Sets New Limit on Lambda Hyperon EDM
The BESIII Collaboration has used quantum-entangled Lambda-anti-Lambda pairs to set the world's most stringent direct limit on the Lambda hyperon's
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Quantum-optical spin glass boosts AI memory
A Stanford team created a quantum-optical spin glass from atoms and photons that functions as an associative memory.
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GlueX Experiment Finds Two New XYZ Particle Candidates
The GlueX Collaboration at Jefferson Lab has discovered evidence for two new structures, Y(2240) and X(1830), while searching for the exotic particle
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Cornell researchers create nanoscale
Researchers at Cornell University have generated static magnetic fields at the nanoscale by using a metasurface to trap light and create a 'time interface'.
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MIT physicists debunk neutrino laser concept
A new MIT study shows a theoretical proposal for a laser-like neutrino beam is impossible due to the particles' high-energy recoil and quantum nature.
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LZ experiment detects potential dark matter
A new analysis of LUX-ZEPLIN experiment data found a single high-energy event that might be the first detection of a WIMP, a leading dark matter candidate.
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Quantum Materials Stalled by Synthesis
A new analysis in Nature Physics identifies synthesis dependence as a major obstacle in quantum materials research, where uncontrolled sample variations
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Jefferson Lab to Probe Dark Photons
A simulation study outlines a proposed experiment using a 500 MeV positron beam on a hydrogen target to search for light dark photons in the 7-19 MeV mass
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LZ experiment hints at dark matter
The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment has identified a single anomalous particle interaction in its latest data analysis.
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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 graphene from
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Quantum Physicist Links Time's Arrow to Quantum Decoherence
Physicist Jim Al-Khalili argues the direction of time stems from quantum decoherence, not thermodynamics, in his new book and a podcast interview.
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Tracking detectors face future collider
A review paper outlines the stringent requirements for next-generation particle tracking and vertexing detectors at future electron, muon, and hadron
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CGC Model Confronts Combined HERA Data
A theoretical model based on the Color Glass Condensate and saturation approach has been tested against the full set of HERA collider data.
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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 for
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Erk Gradients Control Zebrafish Fin
Researchers have identified how zebrafish fins regenerate to their exact pre-injury size. A study in Nature Physics shows that gradients of Erk activity, established by the Fgf20a ligand, encode positional memory and predict the final length of regenerated bone.
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Harvard study models physics of kiiking
Harvard researchers have published a mathematical analysis of kiiking, Estonia's extreme swinging sport. The study frames the athlete's ability to pump a 7-meter pendulum into a full rotation as a problem in embodied cognition and optimal control.