30/11/2025
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
MIT physicists performed an idealized version of the double-slit experiment, stripping it to its quantum essentials. They confirmed that light exists as both a wave and a particle but cannot be observed in both forms at the same time.
18/10/2025
"Michael Riordan surveys the extraordinary events of 1964 – a year that witnessed the birth of the quark model, the invention of the Higgs mechanism, the discovery of CP violation and the first observation of the cosmic microwave background."
Nineteen sixty-four – CERN Courier
Michael Riordan chronicles 1964, the year that saw the birth of the quark model, the Higgs mechanism, and the discovery of CP violation and the cosmic microwave background.
18/10/2025
The Quantum Mechanics of Greenhouse Gases | Quanta Magazine
Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary effect.
21/02/2025
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source
Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture
19/01/2025
AI could help develop cheaper, faster, and more effective snake antivenoms
“It’s really this whole change from letting the animals’ immune system do the work to now being able to do it very intentionally on the computer.”
30/12/2024
The Year in Biology | Quanta Magazine
Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA.
29/12/2024
The Year in Physics | Quanta Magazine
Physicists discovered strange supersolids, constructed new kinds of superconductors, and continued to make the case that the cosmos is far weirder than anyone suspected.
29/12/2024
Inside pentaquarks and tetraquarks – CERN Courier
Marek Karliner and Jonathan Rosner ask what makes tetraquarks and pentaquarks tick, revealing them to be at times exotic compact states, at times hadronic molecules and at times both – with much still to be discovered.
01/11/2024
Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes.
Rohini Godbole: a passion for high-energy physics, gender equity
Rohini Godbole, a pioneering theoretical physicist in collider physics, inspired generations of researchers worldwide with her work and advocacy.
16/08/2024
Your Memories Are Like Paintings
Understanding that memories are interpretations can transform you.
16/08/2024
Cybersecurity: How does India perform at the global stage? - ET CIO
India being placed 17 out of 20 by MIT Review CyberDefense Index poses serious questions about the country’s ability to protect itself from cyber attacks
28/04/2024
China’s designs for a future circular collider – CERN Courier
First proposed in 2012, the Circular Electron Positron Collider in China is soon to enter an engineering design phase.