Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world
18 December 2017
To reconcile quantum mechanics and gravity, a new theory flips the usual script. Space-time and gravity may emerge from quantum effects, not the other way round
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Found 54 results for Anil Ananthaswamy
Dan McKenzie: The man who made Earth move
22 November 2017
50 years ago, the theory of plate tectonics was radical counterculture – until some chance happenings in the Summer of Love sent it mainstream
The forces that govern matter and light could be united at last
17 November 2017
A new grand unified theory seems to unite electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear force without resorting to supersymmetry
Free-fall experiment could test if gravity is a quantum force
15 November 2017
The effort to reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics always hits one snag: gravity. An experiment could finally tell us if it is a quantum force
Light’s quantum weirdness survives after going to space and back
25 October 2017
Photons act both like waves and particles, and their dual nature has now been seen even after bouncing them off a satellite in low Earth orbit
Dark energy survives neutron star crash test while rivals fail
20 October 2017
We saw gravitational waves and light at the same moment from a neutron star merger, which means Einstein was right and some alternative theories are dead
The brain's 7D sandcastles could be the key to consciousness
27 September 2017
We’ve glimpsed mind-bending geometric structures that fleetingly encode our thoughts, memories and feelings – and could solve the greatest mystery of all
Electric zap ‘wakes’ man after 15 years in a vegetative state
25 September 2017
A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve
Meet the team who 'woke' a man from 15 years in vegetative state
25 September 2017
Angela Sirigu and her team stimulated the brain of a man who fell into a vegetative state after a car crash 2001. Now he can move his eyes and listen to music
Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us
21 September 2017
The highest energy particles in the universe hit Earth very rarely, so it took 10 years of data to pinpoint their origin. They’re coming from galaxies far, far away
