Physics research drives the long-term arc of technology and our understanding of the universe. This hub covers quantum mechanics, particle accelerator results, fusion energy progress, condensed matter discoveries, and the intersection of physics with computing.
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Superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom, photonic and topological qubits are five different bets on the same problem. Here is what separates them — and why a 98-qubit machine outperformed a 6,100-qubit one.
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Every room-temperature superconductor headline has collapsed — but in three distinct ways, and only one of them is about physics. What the LK-99 saga, three retracted papers and a 33-year record finally broken in 2026 actually tell us.
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The 2026 physics Nobel went to Francis Halzen for IceCube — a telescope buried in Antarctic ice that sees particles which pass through the Earth almost untouched.
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Who won each 2026 Nobel Prize, what they were recognised for, and the science behind it — from light-controlled neurons to a detector buried in Antarctic ice.
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We have confirmed more than 6,000 planets around other stars. We have directly photographed about 98 of them. Here is how the other 98% were found, and why that method leaves our map of the galaxy badly distorted.
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Quantum computers are not faster computers. They are machines for a short list of specific problems — and the list of proven, useful wins is still empty. Here is what the evidence actually supports.
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The world's biggest machine ended its third run in June 2026 and began a four-year upgrade to the High-Luminosity LHC. Here's the current state of the Large Hadron Collider and the road to 2030.
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Fission splits heavy atoms; fusion joins light ones. Here's how the two nuclear reactions really differ — in energy, fuel, waste, safety, and which one powers the future.
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Classical computers use bits; quantum computers use qubits. Here's how the two really differ — in how they work, what they're good at, and why one won't replace the other.
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A photon is a quantum — but not every quantum is a photon. Here's the real difference between the two, in plain English, and why people mix them up.
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Light weighs nothing, yet it warms your skin, powers solar panels, and even pushes spacecraft. Here's the physics of how a massless photon carries energy — and momentum.
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On December 5, 2022, 192 laser beams fired at a target smaller than a peppercorn — and produced more energy than they carried. Here's exactly how the National Ignition Facility achieved the fusion milestone physicists had chased for 70 years.
Quantum computing uses the principles of quantum mechanics — superposition and entanglement — to perform certain calculations exponentially faster than classical computers.
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun: two light atomic nuclei are forced together to form a heavier one, releasing enormous energy. Recreating it on Earth — as at the National Ignition Facility — is one of physics' biggest engineering challenges and a potential source of clean, abundant energy.
Experiments show light produces wave-like interference yet also arrives in discrete packets called photons. This wave–particle duality is a fundamental feature of quantum mechanics, not a limitation of our instruments — light genuinely behaves as both, depending on how it is observed.