Quantum Algorithms: A Call To Action
Quantum computing finds itself in a peculiar situation. On the technological side, after billions of dollars and decades of research, working quantum computers are nearing fruition. But still, the number …
Cold fusion
I feel unhappy that so many physicists have been so disparaging about cold fusion for so long. Not because the 1989 cold fusion experiment by Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons …
David Baker, a UC Berkeley Ph.D., awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by David Baker, a biochemist who received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1989 working with Randy Schekman, a professor of molecular …
Christina Eilers Wins Biermann Award » MIT Physics
A version of this article was originally published August 14, 2025 by the German Astronomical Society. The German Astronomical Society (AG), the German national professional association for astronomy and astrophysics, announces …
Quantum automata | Quantum Frontiers
Do you know when an engineer built the first artificial automaton—the first human-made machine that operated by itself, without external control mechanisms that altered the machine’s behavior over time as …
An introduction to LENR – THE PHYSICS DETECTIVE
Last time, I talked about cold fusion, which was strangled at birth by Big Science vested interest. Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons gave their press conference on March 23rd 1989 …
A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter
The search for the universe’s dark matter could end tomorrow — given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, …
Professor John Joannopoulos, photonics pioneer and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies director, dies at 78 » MIT Physics
Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense. John “JJ” Joannopoulos, the Francis Wright …
The most steampunk qubit | Quantum Frontiers
I never imagined that an artist would update me about quantum-computing research. Last year, steampunk artist Bruce Rosenbaum forwarded me a notification about a news article published in Science. The …
Gerard ‘t Hooft says quantum mechanics is nonsense
There was an interesting article in Scientific American a couple of weeks back. The title was Quantum Physics Is on the Wrong Track, Says Breakthrough Prize Winner Gerard ‘t Hooft. …