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Scientists made gravity act on an atom in a quantum superposition — the surprising result could bring Einstein’s theory and quantum physics closer together

Physicists have directly linked quantum mechanics and Einstein's gravity theory. An experiment used ultracold atoms in quantum superposition to test gravity. One atom part fell while another remained stationary, confirming a key principle. This result shows Einstein's equivalence principle holds for quantum objects. The study provides a rare experimental connection…

The Economic Times

Hawking by Graham Farmelo review – the dark side of genius

A biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath

The Guardian - UK

Scientists finally observe a strange effect predicted by Einstein in a falling quantum object — what it means for the future of physics

Physicists observed a quantum state change in ultracold atoms. This change matched Einstein's equivalence principle for a freely falling object. The experiment used a Quantum Galileo Interferometer with rubidium atoms. Researchers measured quantum interference after separating and recombining atomic waves. This finding confirms Einstein's gravity theory holds for quantum matter.

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Nobel Laureate backs Cambridge-based crowdfunding effort to digitize 100,000 hours of recordings from some of the brightest minds in human history

A Cambridge-led project seeks funds to digitize and restore 100,000 hours of historic scientific recordings featuring leading global thinkers.

TechRadar

New research challenges everything we know about the Big Bang

A new theory has emerged, called the black hole universe, that offers a radically different view of cosmic origins

The Independent UK

What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole

The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe – a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our universe emerged from something else – something more familiar and radical at…

The Conversation

Black holes as batteries: Could humanity ever harness the energy of these cosmic titans?

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human civilisation?

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Nobel laureate claims "AI will not be conscious" and shouldn't be considered intelligent — Until it develops its own ideas

Nobel prize winner Sir Roger Penrose asserts that AI cannot achieve consciousness, according to Gödel's "Incompleteness Theorem."

Windows Central

What were Stephen Hawking's greatest contributions to science?

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking took gravity to its ultimate limits. In doing so, he made a number of significant advancements in our understanding of black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity.

Space

Naked singularities: how quantum black holes explain why we don’t see the end of space and time

Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity, general relativity, is famously incomplete. As proven by physics Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, when matter collapses under its own gravitational pull, the result is a “singularity” – a point of infinite density or curvature.

The Conversation

It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe

How did everything begin? It’s a question that humans have pondered for thousands of years. Over the last century or so, science has homed in on an answer: the Big Bang.

The Conversation

Could rotating black holes be the wind turbines powering the distant future? We tested the physics

Black holes are mysterious objects – there’s a lot we don’t know about them. One longstanding question has been whether rotating black holes, which are so powerful they drag space-time along with them, could be used as an energy source.

The Conversation

Scientists claim black holes could extract massive energy using Penrose process

Scientists claim that black holes could potentially be used to extract 20 times the energy of a nuclear bomb through the Penrose process. This new study ex...

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An impossibly huge ring of galaxies might lead us to new physics. Here's how

This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.

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How to juice energy from a black hole

It's possible to extract energy from primordial black holes, experts say — if they actually exist

The Hindu

Remembering A.K. Raychaudhuri: Transformed relativity, almost got fired

Physicist Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri defied pressure from Meghnad Saha to pursue his passion for general relativity. His 1955 paper on the Raychaudhuri equation revolutionised the field of relativity and was key to the work of Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking. Despite recognition in the West, Raychaudhuri faced obstacles in India,…

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Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem

A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern.

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Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: ‘There are quite a few areas where physics blurs into religion’

To answer life’s biggest questions, says the German theoretical physicist and YouTuber, we need to abandon unscientific ideas such as the multiverse

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Guru Weekly's Buzz for Nov 25 to Dec 1

Our pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.

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Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton: ‘Our universe is one tiny grain of dust in a beautiful cosmos’

As her new book on the origins of the universe is published, the Albanian-American scientist explains how her work on multiverse theory influenced Stephen Hawking

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Traffic near Nottinghamshire school can be 'absolute bedlam' as calls for change made

One resident compared it to 'like being in London'

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