This atomic clock is so precise it can detect how gravity changes time. Scientists now want to take it outside the lab and measure tiny shifts across EarthResearchers at Singapore's Centre for Quantum Technologies have developed a highly accurate lutetium-based atomic clock. This clock has a r...
24 Sep, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
How did an ‘impossible’ photon survive 2 billion light-years? Scientists point to a transformation involving axion-like particlesAn extremely energetic photon from GRB 221009A has puzzled physicists. This photon traveled over two billion light-years to reach Earth det...
10 Sep, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
Scientists made gravity act on an atom in a quantum superposition — the surprising result could bring Einstein’s theory and quantum physics closer togetherPhysicists have directly linked quantum mechanics and Einstein's gravity theory. An experiment used ultracold atoms in quantum superpositio...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
145 years of physics overturned as sideways Hall effect breakthrough promises to rip apart textbooks & supercharge the next wave of quantum techResearchers have overturned a century-old physics rule about magnetic field detection. They engineered a custom quantum material to trigger...
03 Sep, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Scientists finally observe a strange effect predicted by Einstein in a falling quantum object — what it means for the future of physicsPhysicists observed a quantum state change in ultracold atoms. This change matched Einstein's equivalence principle for a freely falling ob...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.' Life lessons from motivational quote on curiosity, continuous learning, constant questioning, innovation, human discovery, scientific progress and exploring the unknownQuote of the day by Stephen Hawking asks young people to keep their sense of wonder and continue asking why. The message connects curiosity...
31 Aug, 2026, 02.41 AM IST
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: 'Everything is determined, every beginning and ending, by forces over which we have no control...' - Why the concept of free will might be an illusion explained by the genius scientisAlbert Einstein’s quote about an “invisible piper” offers a thought-provoking view of fate, free will and the forces that shape life beyond...
29 Aug, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
18-year-old California student Seth Jacob Nabat wins $40,000 in prestigious Regeneron science competition for machine-learning program that could help physicists better understand particle collisionsEighteen-year-old California student Seth Jacob Nabat has won $40,000 after placing 10th in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search. His i...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Scientists discover how a one-atom quantum engine can turn ‘waste’ light into useful energyResearchers are developing new ways to understand energy in tiny quantum machines. They argue that escaping light may still perform useful ...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
An accident left him wondering if he would ever walk again, yet this physicist who grew up in a poor Rajasthan village became the first Indian to win the Wolf PrizeIndian-origin physicist Jainendra K. Jain has made history by winning the esteemed Wolf Prize in Physics for his innovative composite fermi...
14 Aug, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
OpenAI’s Astra solves 10 longstanding math problems, igniting new debateApart from praise, the news, published on August 1, also kickstarted a debate on social media over whether the achievement is Fields medal-...
05 Aug, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Big Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it stay.” How Peter Higgs’ “God Particle” settled decades of competing universe theoriesBig Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it ...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Not Big Bang, new theory uses ‘Gravity’ and ‘Quantum Physics’ to explain the universe’s birthA groundbreaking study from the Universities of Barcelona and Padua challenges the inflation theory, suggesting the universe began from a s...
29 Jul, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
Quantum superchemistry: What is it? Know about the phenomenon observed for the first time by scientistsQuantum superchemistry refers to the application of quantum mechanics to the study of chemical reactions and processes at the molecular lev...
14 Aug, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
- Google Doodle honours German physicist Max Born
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Google Doodle on Monday celebrated the 135th birth anniversary of German physicist and mathematician Max Born ...
11 Dec, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
Why do we find jokes funny? Quantum theory might explainThis new approach may succeed at a more nuanced modelling of the cognition of humour.
19 Mar, 2017, 04.45 PM IST
- Indian-born wins Math Nobel Prize
Chennai-born-Varadhan was cited for 'in particular for a unified theory of large deviations'.
27 Mar, 2007, 01.00 PM IST