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Astronomers looked into the void of space—and watched light do something unthinkable

Astrophysicists detected light polarization around a distant magnetar. This observation confirms a quantum vacuum hypothesis from nearly ninety years ago. Extreme magnetic fields force the quantum vacuum to act like a physical prism. X-ray photons refract as they pass through invisible subatomic fluctuations. This groundbreaking study provides concrete observational evidence…

The Economic Times

Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery

"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."

Space

Stranger things: Aussie helps crack cosmic cold case

A team of international scientists have used cutting-edge technology, including a radio telescope in rural Australia, to open a new "cosmic window".

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Word of wisdom by Werner Heisenberg: "Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can..." - What did the quantum physics pioneer and Nobel Prize winner really mean? His famous quote reveals a powerful truth about knowledge and human curiosity

Word of wisdom by the quantum physics pioneer continues to inspire scientists, thinkers, and curious minds decades later. The quote is often misunderstood as saying humans can never understand reality. That is not its central message. Instead, Heisenberg highlights an important distinction between what we know and what is possible…

The Economic Times

Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse?

In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack the nous of Kennedy and Khrushchev. So why is he against rearming?

The Guardian - UK

Copenhagen review: Dazzling but mind-boggling play about quantum theory

3/5 Alex Kingston stars in this look at the universe, physics and human behaviour

Evening Standard

Copenhagen review – atomic secrets and moral fog in a terrifyingly timely revival

Michael Frayn’s cerebral drama of science and conscience returns with urgency – though Michael Longhurst’s production struggles to ignite its emotional core

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100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin’s Broome Bridge in 1843.

The Conversation

Physicists Still Divided About Quantum World, 100 Years On

The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery -- and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Quantum technologies are changing our world – what does NZ need to be part of the next revolution?

As part of a major reform of the science sector, the government plans to set up a research organisation focused on emerging technologies, including quantum technologies.

The Conversation

Cool new prog sounds from Alcest, Lesoir, Nick Magnus and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week

The week's best new prog music to check out from Kalandra, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, Nine Stones Close and more...

Louder

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate release new single Copenhagen

UK prog duo Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate will release their eighth studio album The Uncertainty Principle later this year

Louder

Oppenheimer's hero was also problematic

The pioneering physicist saved Jews from Nazis but contributed to building weapons of mass destruction

Salon

J. Robert Oppenheimer: the man, his science, and the man beyond the science

We take a look at Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist and the man, beyond his most famous scientific development- the atomic bomb.

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Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

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Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

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LiveScience

Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Biographer Kai Bird delves into the physicist's fascinating life and legacy

Kai Bird, co-author of "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" opens up on the physicist's life and legacy.

The Guardian - UK

A proud shark, an uncertain scientist and a broken dog statue – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Conversation

Physicists have used entanglement to 'stretch' the uncertainty principle, improving quantum measurements

Almost a century ago, German physicist Werner Heisenberg realised the laws of quantum mechanics placed some fundamental limits on how accurately we can measure certain properties of microscopic objects.

The Hindu

How to think like Albert Einstein

Exertion and isolation are key elements in the making of revolutionary ideas. Can our classrooms prepare students accordingly?

LiveScience

Quantum mechanics: Definitions, axioms, and key concepts of quantum physics

Quantum mechanics, or quantum physics, is the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behavior of photons, electrons and the other subatomic particles that make up the universe.

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