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The 'Skyrmion' May Have Solved the Mystery of Ball Lightning
By Rafi Letzter published
An experiment on ultracold atoms may have revealed the electromagnetic knot that traps the hot plasma of ball lightning.
Why Measuring a Tiny, Spinning Particle Is Such a Big Deal
By Don Lincoln published
The g-2 experiment has begun and it has the potential to shake up the reigning model of particle physics.
Quantum Physicist Named 'Australian of the Year'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Chalk one up for the physicists, as 2018’s "Australian of the Year" title goes to a quantum physicist who created the world’s first transistor made from a single atom.
Time Crystals to Tetraquarks: Quantum Physics in 2017
By Rafi Letzter published
The year 2017 was weird all over. And what science is better-suited for a weird year than quantum physics?
These Quantum Droplets Are the Most Dilute Liquids in the Known Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
A new form of liquid droplet, formed out of potassium "super-atoms," demonstrates strange and powerful quantum effects.
Star Wars Physics: Could the 'Force' Actually Exist?
By Christopher Wiebe published
Can objects be manipulated instantaneously from a distance?
Quantum Computers Bust Problem Conventional Computers Can't Solve
By Rafi Letzter published
It's all about smearing your atoms.
'Holy Grail' Hadron: Scientists Are Close to Detecting the Elusive Tetraquark Particle
By Rafi Letzter published
Like finding a needle in a haystack of haystacks
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