There may be an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. So could we ever harness this energy for ...

Minimizing vibration is usually achieved by doing experiments on optical tables, which are very large, heavy and rigid in ...

But if you could somehow "pull" energy out of the vacuum, there would be no place to put it, because no matter what you do, you are still surrounded by a vacuum.

The core team of the project just after the final assembly of the satellite payload (in the front). C: Walther Group/Courtesy ...

String theory has long been touted as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the universe, with elementary particles and forces described as vibrations of tiny ... and ...

Achieve optimal vibration control with TMC's CleanTop optical tables, designed with a high-density honeycomb core and ...

The vibrating membranes will be realized with a phononic crystal radiation shield, enabling ultrahigh mechanical quality factors. In the project we are also interested in increasing the ...

Discover how Penn State’s 2D CMOS computer breakthrough paves the way for ultra-efficient, atomic-scale electronics beyond silicon.

Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, ...

More information: Zixin Zhang et al, Computational modelling of the semi-classical quantum vacuum in 3D, Communications Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42005-025-02128-8 ...

A multinational team has cracked a long-standing barrier to reliable quantum computing by inventing an algorithm that lets ordinary computers faithfully mimic a fault-tolerant quantum circuit built on ...