The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast

Scientists Narrow Down Where Dark Matter Could Be Hiding

The XENONnT experiment has pushed the search for dark matter to unprecedented sensitivity. Using a massive liquid-xenon detector and machine learning, researchers found

Flower States Reveal a Hidden Asymmetry in the Quantum World

Researchers have uncovered a striking irreversibility gap in quantum entanglement using so-called flower states. The study shows that creating these states can require v

A New Breakthrough in the Physics of Quantum Entanglement

Researchers have uncovered new insights into the irreversibility of quantum entanglement using a special class of quantum states called flower states. The study reveals

Scientists Discover Particles That Break Newton’s Third Law

Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have discovered microscopic particles that can behave in ways that appear to violate Newton’s third law. Under electric fi

Quantum Matter Is Changing in Ways Scientists Never Saw Before

MIT physicists have observed, for the first time, how different electron phases emerge and coexist in a quantum material. Laser pulses revealed two distinct transition me

Scientists Capture Molecular Orbitals in 3D for the First Time

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method to visualize molecular orbitals in 3D, revealing the quantum wave functions of molecules with unprecedented detail. Usi

Dark Photons: Hidden Signals from Earth

Researchers in Japan have proposed a groundbreaking way to search for dark matter by using Earth's magnetic field as a giant detector. By analyzing a decade of geomagneti

The Quantum Effect That Could Freeze Future Computers

A strange quantum phenomenon could become a major obstacle to future quantum computers. In this episode, we explore how the Quantum Zeno Effect can freeze the evolution o

Why More Qubits Create a Bigger Challenge

Researchers have found that the quantum Zeno effect may become a major obstacle as quantum computers grow more powerful. Environmental interference can effectively freez

Scientists Create a Programmable Heat Switch

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking device that can control the direction of heat flow, breaking a long-standing rule of thermal physics. By combining magneto-op

Scientists Simulated Space-Time on a Quantum Computer

Can gravity emerge from quantum physics? In this episode, we explore how scientists used a trapped-ion quantum computer to simulate the emergence of space-time from quant

CERN Recreates the Primordial Matter After the Big Bang

Researchers at CERN have found compelling evidence that collisions between oxygen nuclei can create tiny droplets of quark-gluon plasma—the primordial state of matter tha

Could Gravity Be an Emergent Force?

Could gravity emerge from something even more fundamental? This episode explores a bold new theory suggesting that gravity may arise from thermodynamics and entropy, off

Meet AMBer: The Artificial Intelligence Exploring the Mysteries of Neutrinos

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed AMBer, an AI system that uses reinforcement learning to generate and evaluate theoretical physics model

How Quantum Gravity Could Explain Cosmic Order

A new study explores how the early universe transformed from an uneven beginning into the remarkably uniform cosmos we observe today. Using modified loop quantum cosmolo

Relativity of Spacetime Superpositions Explained

Researchers have proposed a new framework called Relativity of Spacetime Superpositions, challenging how quantum gravity experiments are interpreted. The study shows tha

The Quantum Sensor That Could Find Dark Matter

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking quantum sensor that filters out overwhelming background noise to reveal some of the universe's faintest signals. Using clouds

Why Quantum Computers Keep Forgetting—and How Scientists Fixed It

Scientists in Norway and Denmark have developed a breakthrough technique that monitors information loss in quantum bits (qubits) up to 100 times faster than previous meth

Could CERN Finally Discover Dark Matter?

The Large Hadron Collider is entering a four-year shutdown for a $1.5 billion upgrade that will transform it into the High-Luminosity LHC. Equipped with advanced superco

The Quantum Side of Biology Nobody Expected

What if life operates on principles far stranger than chemistry alone? Emerging research in quantum biology suggests that some living systems may harness quantum effects