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Nazi Germany was much further from building a working nuclear reactor than Heisenberg claimed

Germans needed twice as much uranium as they possessed to build fully functional reactor

The Independent UK · Oct 1

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 · Aug 18

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 · Aug 14

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

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 · Sep 23, 2025

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 · Jul 30, 2025

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 · Mar 10, 2025

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 · Jun 28, 2024

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 · Jun 12, 2024

Oppenheimer's hero was also problematic

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

Salon · Aug 2, 2023