Einstein was wrong about at least one thing: There are, in fact, “spooky actions at a distance” as now proven by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST... Read more
Teleporting people through space, as is done in Star Trek, is impossible by the laws of physics. Teleporting information is another matter, however, thanks to the extraordinary world of quan... Read more
Einstein’s scepticism about quantum mechanics may lead to an ultra-secure internet suggests a new paper by researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Peking University. As... Read more
“Ten years ago, it seemed like a dream. Now, it feels within reach.” Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking are playing poker together. No, this isn’t a bad physics joke. It’s a s... Read more
Photon torpedoes come after utopia, at least in Star Trek. Imagining a universe centuries ahead of our own time and technology, the long-running sci-fi shows explored philosophy, morality, a... Read more
Physicists have long thought that the singularities associated with gravity (like the inside of a black hole) should vanish in a quantum theory of gravity. It now appears that this may indee... Read more
Dr. White believes that advances he and others have made render warp speed less implausible. Beyond the security gate at the Johnson Space Center’s 1960s-era campus here, inside a two-story... Read more
The remarkable material graphene promises a wide range of applications in future electronics that could complement or replace traditional silicon technology. Researchers of the Electronic Pr... Read more
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body’s “fountain of aging”: the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at... Read more
Satellites could be used to beam down powerful data encryption keys that rely on entangled photos. The vacuum of space could solve the distance problem encountered in sending quantum signals... Read more
On this occasion, however, Einstein was wrong Quantum entanglement, one of the odder aspects of quantum theory, links the properties of particles even when they are separated by large distan... Read more
Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology show that a recently discovered class of materials can be used to create a new kind of solar cell. Single atomic layers are combined to cre... Read more
Until recently, security was a backwater in the world of computing. Many people cite Albert Einstein’s aphorism “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Only a hand... Read more
University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light. Einstein’s theory holds that nothing could... Read more
“A new type of electronic device” Researchers have shown off a microwave-emitting version of the laser, called a maser, that works at room temperature. Masers were invented befor... Read more
