12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (236+ words) Lorna Brigham is a Scientific Editor at IOP Publishing. She holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry and completed her PhD at the University of Sussex, where she specialised in photovoltaic materials. Lorna joined the Reports on Progress in Physics journal…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (194+ words) A quantum computer that runs itself using an internal clock can only compute accurately if that clock is precise, and that precision comes with a thermodynamic cost Most quantum computers today do not work in isolation. They rely on carefully…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (172+ words) A fundamental physics discovery could help reduce energy losses in future wireless power technologies Wireless power transfer research tends to focus on engineering solutions such as improved coil designs, impedance matching and frequency tuning. However, in this work, the researchers…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (516+ words) Particle accelerators have traditionally been designed to maximize their scientific impact, but now they need to be environmentally friendly too. Joe McEntee examines initiatives pursuing a more sustainable roadmap for big science All good and well. Yet while their core…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (405+ words) A voting system with a high level of security intrinsically guaranteed by quantum mechanics has been demonstrated by two independent teams – one led by Federico Centrone at the Barcelona Institute of Technology and the other led by Rob Thew at…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (160+ words) Researchers harness sunlight to generate quantum entanglement Physics World As the world of quantum computing grows and researchers work towards scaling up quantum systems, energy consumption is becoming a major concern. Beyond the small scale and high level of control…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (453+ words) Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World. She has more than 10 years of experience in science writing and editing in condensed-matter physics relating to technology/nanotechnology/biotechnology, astronomy and astrophysics, energy and the environment, biology and medicine. She…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (400+ words) Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World. She has more than 10 years of experience in science writing and editing in condensed-matter physics relating to technology/nanotechnology/biotechnology, astronomy and astrophysics, energy and the environment, biology and medicine. She…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1243+ words) As AI pushes conventional silicon computing towards its physical and energy limits, researchers are exploring radically different ways to process information – from magnetic bits and in-memory logic to optical and brain-inspired machines. Sidney Perkowitz investigates how physics could reshape the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1318+ words) Robert P Crease attends an unusual workshop that sought to moderate the sometimes infuriating discord between physicists and journalists How many times have you wanted to throttle a journalist? Do you ever get incensed about articles, podcasts or videos that…...