Physicists have found a clever way to detect the elusive Unruh effect without extreme accelerations. By using atoms that emit light cooperatively between mirrors, acceleration subtly shifts when a ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

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A subtle timing flash may expose the Unruh effect. The approach ties ordinary lab tools to deep quantum physics. Researchers at Stockholm University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and R ...

AP exams are scored on a scale of 1 on the lowest end to 5 on the highest. "Most colleges award credit for AP scores of 3 or ...

In a world where supercars casually claim 0–60 times that once belonged to race machines, the McLaren 720S still feels like ...

The number of luxury electric SUVs is growing, as are the figures that define them. The specs can be absurd, with industrial ...

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...

A new type of sensor that levitates dozens of glass microparticles could revolutionize the accuracy and efficiency of sensing ...

Sacred right, sacred curse.” “I’d hate to be in that pit right now,” someone says behind me. Hot autumn night has fallen over ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.