Could consciousness be quantum?
A controversial idea linking quantum physics and consciousness is moving from speculation towards experiments that could finally put it to the test
Physics
Cricket’s day-night pink ball not always so pretty
The pink ball was introduced for day-night matches over a decade ago, and in June this year the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a trial of pink balls in Tests expected to be affected by…
Physicists just found the ‘ghost’ of superconductivity
Physicists have found striking evidence for an unusual form of superconducting behavior in uranium ditelluride, where electron pairs organize into rippling patterns called pair density waves. Even…
Quantum computing shortcut makes particle collisions easier to simulate
Collisions between particles at high energies can sometimes produce new particles and shed light on interactions between the fundamental constituents of matter. Simulating these collisions and their…
Reflex instabilities I: Boundaries makes grid-based disc simulations frame-dependent
arXiv:2610.08471v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: If the mass distribution within an accretion disc is asymmetric, it will exert a gravitational pull on its central object. The central object must…
AI Discovers Scientific Laws Faster by Exploring Before Committing
arXiv:2610.07620v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Scientific law discovery requires selecting measurements and converting evidence into a governing equation. We evaluate an explore-then-commit…
Squeezed light from a semiconductor amplifier
arXiv:2610.08005v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The possibility of generating light in a squeezed quantum state during saturated light amplification in a semiconductor amplifier is theoretically…
Nobel Winner Halzen Celebrates End to Years of October Anxiety
Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades—but every October, as the Nobel Prize rolled around, his failure to bag the biggest award of them all left him…
Tiny silicon cell offers cheaper way to measure solar energy
Source: Experimental multi-level calibration of a silicon mini solar cell for low-cost solar irradiance measurement
Cell Phone Radiation Alters Synthetic Membrane Structures in Laboratory Tests
Source: Effects of 1.5 GHz electromagnetic exposure on large unilamellar vesicle (LUV) model membranes