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Physicists Mold Giant Photons Into Custom Shapes
The ability to manipulate photon shapes allows for the tweaking of light-matter interactions.
Physicists Measure Atomic Event Within a Trillionth of a Billionth of a Second
New method captures photoemission of electrons from helium atoms with a degree of precision impossible with cameras.
The Fact and Fiction of the NASA EmDrive Paper Leak
Mach effect pioneer James Woodward breaks down the significance of a leaked paper detailing the successful test run of NASA’s 'impossible engine.'
Decades-Old Collision Data Offers Tantalizing Hint of New Particle
The Large Electron-Positron collider returns to haunt the LHC.
For the First Time, Researchers Bridge Quantum Computers on a Single Chip
Maybe building a full-scale quantum computer is just a matter of linking a bunch of small ones.
Coming Soon: A New Telescope Array Hunting for Extragalactic Gamma Rays
19 new telescopes, to be joined later by 99 more in Chile, will hunt for Cherenkov radiation.
More Negative Results in Hunt for Dark Matter WIMPs
But the search continues 2,500 meters underground at China's PandaX experiment.
Supermaterials Offer New Means of Searching for Superlight Dark Matter
Two new papers offer new methods of searching for the most evasive forms of dark matter.
Is the Higgs Boson Acting Weird Again at the LHC?
A new signal excess is probably a statistical fluke, but, if not, we could again be talking about New Physics.
The Dark Cloud of High-Energy Physics
The LHC 'nightmare scenario' came and went and, here we are, still doing science.
New Microwave Device Produces Single, Tunable Photons
Good news for quantum computing from physicists at the National Physical Laboratory.
A Colorful Cosmic Installation Celebrates the Royal Astronomical Society's 200th
Jessica Lloyd-Jones and Ant Dickinson bring the wonders of the galaxy to a Welsh festival.