Physics

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (353+ words) Recently, twisted bilayer photonic crystals (TBPhCs) have been used as moiré-based optical platforms, supporting twist-tunable chiroptical and polarization-dependent responses. A periodic moiré supercell exists only for commensurate twist angles, whereas conventional supercell approaches are not directly applicable to incommensurate structures....

42+ min ago   (265+ words) Non-Commutative Cosmology (Sun #78) We grow up believing space is an infinitely smooth canvas. A metre can be divided into centimetres, then millimetres, then smaller …...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1310+ words) Ethereum has set a December 2029 target for a quantum-resistant Layer 1 while moving Frame Transactions toward Hegotá and developing execution proofs, privacy tools and a new consensus design. As crypto.news reported in its coverage of the roadmap, Ethereum’s 2029 plan now…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1103+ words) A superconducting qubit followed a nanomechanical resonator from its one-phonon state to the ground state, revealing a discrete jump while also exposing the readout's own back-action. By Lab Report · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 20, 2026 · How we edit A ringing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) invites research students and postdocs to write for us. We have two article types that are reserved for ECRs -- Journal Club and Tools of the Trade. The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology celebrates 100 years of quantum mechanics, but…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (813+ words) Scientists have developed ultra-bright nanoparticles that can detect tiny amounts of chemicals and distinguish between molecules that look almost identical. The technology could one day provide a cheaper way to catch dangerous drug impurities or trace pollutants using simple low-cost…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (203+ words) Let’s start with the obvious question: Do you think the earth is flat? I’m going to make the assumption that because you’re on Medium you’re of an …...

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7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1342+ words) A decade-long NIST experiment has produced a new measurement of the universal gravitational constant that differs unexpectedly from another leading result, deepening a 225-year-old physics puzzle. The discrepancy is tiny, but for one of nature’s most fundamental constants, it is…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (365+ words) Ever wondered what holds the universe together? In this episode of Cosmically Curious, host Patrick McNamee King sits down with UNH astronomer John Gianforte to explore the fundamental constants of nature — the universal rules and numbers that define reality, set…...