Physics
Shortest Single-Photon Pulse Generated: Implications for Quantum Communications in Space
Scientists at Oxford University have developed a method to generate the shortest ever single-photon pulse by removing the interference of…
Podcast: Wave Particle Duality
Have you ever heard that photons behave like both a particle and a wave and wondered what that meant? It's…
Hawaiian Man Files Lawsuit Against the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is set to go online in May of this year. This magnificent machine will accelerate…
Why There’s More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe
In the first few moments of the Universe, enormous amounts of both matter and antimatter were created, and then moments…
Could Cosmic Rays Influence Global Warming?
The idea goes like this: Cosmic rays, originating from outside the Solar System, hit the Earth's atmosphere. In doing so…
A Step Toward Quantum Communications with Space
Sending quantum information in the form of qubits (quantum bits) have been successfully carried out for years. Firing indecipherable packets…
Do Advanced Civilizations Communicate with Neutrinos?
It's one of the biggest questions in all humanity: are we alone in the Universe? Either way, the answer is…
Final Detector in Place at the Large Hadron Collider
One of the most complicated construction projects ever attempted reached a major milestone today. The final large detector element for…
Pluto’s Moons, Nix and Hydra, may have been Adopted
How many moons does Pluto have? The mini-moons of Pluto, Nix and Hydra, were discovered in 2005 (but named…
Synthetic Black Hole Event Horizon Created in UK Laboratory
Researchers at St. Andrews University, Scotland, claim to have found a way to simulate an event horizon of a black…