Offers new possibilities to control light across the spectrum and insight into light–matter interactions. The device, reported in Advanced Photonics, functions as an optical black hole or optical ...

Emmy Noether’s groundbreaking theorem transformed physics by linking symmetry to conservation laws. If you were drifting ...

Physics has a problem: the rules that govern the cosmos break down when we look inside atoms. This episode explores the quest to unify general relativity with quantum mechanics—two theories that both ...

Ever since the prominent astrophysicist Edwin Hubble discovered in the mid-20s that the universe is not static but is constantly expanding, and the ob ...

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending ...

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending ...

General relativity is an astonishingly beautiful theory, and grappling with why it disagrees with quantum mechanics is a joy, ...

Understanding gravity's influence on qubits reveals challenges in decoherence and potential for new quantum technologies and precision sensing applications.

Quantum gravity has baffled physicists for decades, standing at the intersection of quantum mechanics and general relativity. In this video, we unravel the basics of quantum gravity, exploring why ...

Einstein believed that black holes didn't really exist. But they do: that much we know. We don't know much else about them.