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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthroughs in Quantum Tunnelling and Energy Quantisation
Physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits. Their experiments bridged theory and technology, forming the basis for superconducting qubits and today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
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Merritt Moore At NDTV World Summit 2025: Ballet Blends With Quantum Physics
The upcoming two-day NDTV World Summit on October 17-18 will bring together an extraordinary gathering of minds from the fields of politics, science, technology, and business.
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Sundar Pichai Reacts To Google Scientists' 2025 Nobel Prize Win In Physics, Says "Feeling Lucky"
Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated John Martinis, Michel Devoret, and John Clarke for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering quantum mechanics discoveries.
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3 Scientists Get Nobel Prize In Physics For Work In Quantum Mechanics
Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit", the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
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Physicists Identify Loophole in Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle While Preserving Its Validity
Physicists have identified a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle that allows simultaneous measurement of a particle’s position and momentum in modular form. The approach, demonstrated with trapped ions, avoids breaking the principle itself while promising advances in quantum sensors, navigation systems, and precision clocks.
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New Black Hole Merger Gives Clearest Test of Einstein’s Relativity
LIGO has detected GW250114, the loudest gravitational-wave signal yet, marking ten years since its first breakthrough. The event confirmed Einstein’s relativity, Hawking’s horizon theorem, and Kerr’s spinning black hole model. By capturing the merger of two 32-solar-mass black holes, scientists gained the clearest view of black hole physics, ...
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Caltech Scientists Stretch Quantum Memory Lifetimes 30x in Major Leap
Caltech scientists developed a hybrid quantum memory that stores qubit states 30 times longer by converting them into sound waves. The method, using mechanical oscillators at gigahertz frequencies, reduces energy loss and shows scalability potential. Published in Nature Physics, the breakthrough marks a step toward practical, long-term storage for ...
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New ‘Gambling Carnot Engine’ Challenges 200-Year-Old Thermodynamic Law
Almost 200 years after the Carnot limit defined the maximum efficiency of heat engines, scientists have introduced a microscopic design that seems to break the rule. Called the “Gambling Carnot Engine,” it works by monitoring a single trapped particle and stepping in at just the right instant. This clever feedback process allows the engine to c...
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Mathematicians Revive Discarded Particles to Boost Quantum Computing
A new mathematical approach has revived previously ignored particles, now called neglectons, and shown how they can work with Ising anyons. By filling in the missing functions of these quasiparticles, neglectons could overcome key limits in topological quantum computing and help build more stable, universal quantum computers in the future.
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MIT Just Proved Einstein Wrong in the Famous Double-Slit Quantum Experiment
MIT scientists have conducted the most precise version of the double-slit quantum experiment using ultracold atoms. The findings support Bohr’s Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and challenge Einstein’s belief in deterministic realism. The experiment offers robust evidence for quantum indeterminacy and reinforces Bell’s theorem, ...
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Scientists Recreate Cosmic Ray Physics Using Cold Atom in New Laboratory Study
Scientists have successfully recreated Fermi acceleration in a lab using ultracold atoms and movable optical barriers, simulating how cosmic rays gain energy in space. Developed by teams from Birmingham and Chicago, the mini Fermi accelerator marks a major advance in particle physics, opening doors to high-energy astrophysics studies and innovation...
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Newly Detected Seaborgium-257 Offers Critical Data on Fission and Quantum Shell Effects
The discovery of 257Sg by GSI scientists reveals new insights into nuclear stability and introduces the first seaborgium K-isomer. These findings challenge established theories of fission and may guide future efforts in synthesising superheavy elements like 256Sg and beyond.
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New Theory Challenges Black Hole Singularities, But Critics Raise Red Flags
A new black hole theory proposes a fix to the long-standing singularity paradox by modifying gravity equations. But scientists like Nikodem Poplawski argue that the model lacks observational support and rests on speculative assumptions. He suggests future data from gravitational waves or the cosmic microwave background may one day help us uncover t...
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New Study Sets Stronger Mass Limit on Ultralight Bosonic Dark Matter
A groundbreaking study has set a new lower bound on the mass of ultralight bosonic dark matter particles—2.2 × 10⁻²¹ eV. Using stellar motion data from the dwarf galaxy Leo II and advanced computational models, the team ruled out lighter masses that cannot form observed structures. This challenges the popular fuzzy dark matter theory and pav...
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New Black Hole Theory Challenges Singularity: What You Need to Know
A new study has put forward a black hole model that eliminates the central singularity, a concept that has long troubled physicists. Researchers suggest modifying Einstein’s field equations to prevent mathematical values from reaching infinity at a black hole’s core. This approach could reshape our understanding of gravity, black holes, and eve...
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthroughs in Quantum Tunnelling and Energy Quantisation
Physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits. Their experiments bridged theory and technology, forming the basis for superconducting qubits and today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
-
Merritt Moore At NDTV World Summit 2025: Ballet Blends With Quantum Physics
The upcoming two-day NDTV World Summit on October 17-18 will bring together an extraordinary gathering of minds from the fields of politics, science, technology, and business.
-
Sundar Pichai Reacts To Google Scientists' 2025 Nobel Prize Win In Physics, Says "Feeling Lucky"
Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated John Martinis, Michel Devoret, and John Clarke for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering quantum mechanics discoveries.
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3 Scientists Get Nobel Prize In Physics For Work In Quantum Mechanics
Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit", the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
-
Physicists Identify Loophole in Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle While Preserving Its Validity
Physicists have identified a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle that allows simultaneous measurement of a particle’s position and momentum in modular form. The approach, demonstrated with trapped ions, avoids breaking the principle itself while promising advances in quantum sensors, navigation systems, and precision clocks.
-
New Black Hole Merger Gives Clearest Test of Einstein’s Relativity
LIGO has detected GW250114, the loudest gravitational-wave signal yet, marking ten years since its first breakthrough. The event confirmed Einstein’s relativity, Hawking’s horizon theorem, and Kerr’s spinning black hole model. By capturing the merger of two 32-solar-mass black holes, scientists gained the clearest view of black hole physics, ...
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Caltech Scientists Stretch Quantum Memory Lifetimes 30x in Major Leap
Caltech scientists developed a hybrid quantum memory that stores qubit states 30 times longer by converting them into sound waves. The method, using mechanical oscillators at gigahertz frequencies, reduces energy loss and shows scalability potential. Published in Nature Physics, the breakthrough marks a step toward practical, long-term storage for ...
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New ‘Gambling Carnot Engine’ Challenges 200-Year-Old Thermodynamic Law
Almost 200 years after the Carnot limit defined the maximum efficiency of heat engines, scientists have introduced a microscopic design that seems to break the rule. Called the “Gambling Carnot Engine,” it works by monitoring a single trapped particle and stepping in at just the right instant. This clever feedback process allows the engine to c...
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Mathematicians Revive Discarded Particles to Boost Quantum Computing
A new mathematical approach has revived previously ignored particles, now called neglectons, and shown how they can work with Ising anyons. By filling in the missing functions of these quasiparticles, neglectons could overcome key limits in topological quantum computing and help build more stable, universal quantum computers in the future.
-
MIT Just Proved Einstein Wrong in the Famous Double-Slit Quantum Experiment
MIT scientists have conducted the most precise version of the double-slit quantum experiment using ultracold atoms. The findings support Bohr’s Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and challenge Einstein’s belief in deterministic realism. The experiment offers robust evidence for quantum indeterminacy and reinforces Bell’s theorem, ...
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Scientists Recreate Cosmic Ray Physics Using Cold Atom in New Laboratory Study
Scientists have successfully recreated Fermi acceleration in a lab using ultracold atoms and movable optical barriers, simulating how cosmic rays gain energy in space. Developed by teams from Birmingham and Chicago, the mini Fermi accelerator marks a major advance in particle physics, opening doors to high-energy astrophysics studies and innovation...
-
Newly Detected Seaborgium-257 Offers Critical Data on Fission and Quantum Shell Effects
The discovery of 257Sg by GSI scientists reveals new insights into nuclear stability and introduces the first seaborgium K-isomer. These findings challenge established theories of fission and may guide future efforts in synthesising superheavy elements like 256Sg and beyond.
-
New Theory Challenges Black Hole Singularities, But Critics Raise Red Flags
A new black hole theory proposes a fix to the long-standing singularity paradox by modifying gravity equations. But scientists like Nikodem Poplawski argue that the model lacks observational support and rests on speculative assumptions. He suggests future data from gravitational waves or the cosmic microwave background may one day help us uncover t...
-
New Study Sets Stronger Mass Limit on Ultralight Bosonic Dark Matter
A groundbreaking study has set a new lower bound on the mass of ultralight bosonic dark matter particles—2.2 × 10⁻²¹ eV. Using stellar motion data from the dwarf galaxy Leo II and advanced computational models, the team ruled out lighter masses that cannot form observed structures. This challenges the popular fuzzy dark matter theory and pav...
-
New Black Hole Theory Challenges Singularity: What You Need to Know
A new study has put forward a black hole model that eliminates the central singularity, a concept that has long troubled physicists. Researchers suggest modifying Einstein’s field equations to prevent mathematical values from reaching infinity at a black hole’s core. This approach could reshape our understanding of gravity, black holes, and eve...
