Dark matter is thought to be ubiquitous, surrounding galaxies and helping to create the largest objects in the universe. But no one knows what it is made of. Now, a new theoretical study presents a unique and surprising scenario that may provide some of the missing pieces of the puzzle. Some of the dark matter … Read more
A game with only three moves may sound simple. In quantum physics, it can still break old logic. That is the focus of a new experiment led by physicist Zhenghao Liu and his colleagues at the Technical University of Denmark. Writing in Science Advances, the team has constructed what they describe as the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger triple … Read more
Physicists have created a very precise and very complex atomic clock based on ytterbium, which can test the limits of the Standard Model and even search for invisible dark matter. Led by Taiki Ishiyama, PhD, a physicist at Kyoto University’s School of Science in Japan, the project used the unusual orbital change of atoms, which … Read more
About 35% of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep every night, according to the CDC’s Sleep and Sleep Disorders data. Public health messages have taken these statistics as a tragedy for decades. But a growing body of genetic and neuroscience research is forcing scientists to ask a more difficult question: what if … Read more
A photon from a star billions of light-years away takes no time to reach a telescope. It’s not too little time. There is nothing. That result is not a measured or poetic way of speaking. It comes directly from the mathematics of special relativity, and it points to another strange thing about the nature of … Read more
In a remarkable advance in the field of human genetics and precision medicine, researchers led by Victor Borda, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), have conducted the most comprehensive genetic study to date focusing on urban populations throughout Peru. This extensive research provides unprecedented insight into the genetic diversity and admixture … Read more
“Few decisions are as important to the success of the organization as choosing the right leaders. I believe that our 2023 work to hire Bob Deans as Chief Technology Officer, the addition of John Sinnamon last year and now the appointment of Genevieve Laforet will prove to change the community of Rett that we serve.” … Read more
Lifestyle and economic factors play an important role in shaping healthy ageing, but their effects can vary depending on your DNA, according to a new international study led by researchers at Adelaide University. The study is the first of its kind to show that diet, exercise, sleep, smoking, education, work and social interactions all influence … Read more
A Theory of Gravity That Could Rewrite the Universe’s First Minutes The first fraction of a second after the Big Bang has always posed a problem. Physics can explain a lot about the universe once it’s stable and expanding, but in the beginning, when heat and energy were extremes, it was still hard to pin … Read more
Inside Short New research from Caltech and Oratomic suggests that fault-tolerant quantum computers may only need 10,000-20,000 qubits—much fewer than previously thought—which could speed up times up to this decade. The team has developed highly efficient quantum error correction systems using systems of neutral atoms, reducing the number of physical qubits from 1,000 to five. … Read more