Articles
A small, opinionated selection of physics research worth your attention this season.
JWST Reveals Earliest Galaxies Forming Just 300 Million Years After the Big Bang
New deep-field observations push the boundaries of cosmic dawn, challenging hierarchical structure formation models.
Evidence Mounts for a Robust Room-Temperature Superconductor Under Ambient Pressure
Independent labs reproduce zero-resistance signatures in a hydride compound, reigniting the race for practical superconductivity.
Logical Qubit Error Rate Drops Below the Surface-Code Threshold
A milestone demonstration shows that scaling up qubits actually reduces logical errors — the long-promised quantum advantage frontier.
Global Fit Pins Down the Neutrino Mass Ordering at 4σ
Combining JUNO, T2K, and NOvA data, theorists report the strongest evidence yet for the normal mass hierarchy.
BICEP Array Tightens Constraints on Inflationary Gravitational Waves
New polarization maps from the South Pole exclude a wide class of single-field inflation models.
Topological Edge States Channel Light Around Sharp Corners Without Loss
A silicon photonic crystal demonstrates backscatter-immune light transport — a blueprint for on-chip quantum optics.