In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, ...

Quantum teleportation has finally stepped out of pristine laboratory loops and into the messy reality of live internet cables ...

Scientists have developed a new approach to correcting common quantum computing errors, which could pave the way for more ...

Researchers at Shanghai University have developed a physics-constrained, data-efficient artificial intelligence framework ...

Trillions of neutrinos whiz through our bodies every day, pulsing from the sun, outer space and deep beneath Earth. Yet these elusive subatomic particles have proven difficult to study. That could ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If there’s one law of physics that seems easy to grasp, it’s the second law of thermodynamics: Heat flows spontaneously from hotter ...

Introduction: To validate a novel smartphone-based approach for subjective refraction, specifically for myopia screening, offering a cost-effective and accessible tool for at-home vision assessment.

Nobel laureate Arthur Schawlow’s advice to “never measure anything but frequency” is a central principle of modern precision metrology and timekeeping. Today’s spectroscopy is advanced enough to teach ...

Abstract: The thermal radiation reflection properties of real material surfaces tend to be directional, which leads to inaccuracies in existing methods for measuring the diffuse inner surface ...

Schematic of the absolute distance measurement system based on the optical frequency comb interferometry developed by KRISS. Credit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Fast, ...

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Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are tested on Earth. Simulations revealed that test results have been misleading for decades ...