Physics

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (433+ words) Something switches on inside a black hole when its feeding rate drops to exactly 2% of maximum. At that precise fraction — identical whether the black hole is ten times the mass of the Sun or a billion times heavier — a jet…...

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1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1310+ words) Ethereum has set a December 2029 target for a quantum-resistant Layer 1 while moving Frame Transactions toward Hegotá and developing execution proofs, privacy tools and a new consensus design. As crypto.news reported in its coverage of the roadmap, Ethereum’s 2029 plan now…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1400+ words) Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration debate has moved toward wallet security and dormant-coin handling after Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet argued that choosing a new signature scheme may prove easier than moving Bitcoin users and existing funds safely. His review focuses on SHRINCS,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (492+ words) King's College London hosted a lunchtime briefing with Alex, Director General for Growth, Science and International at the new Department for Business, Innovation and Science and Technology (DBIST). The event, convened in partnership with the Whitehall and Industry Group (WIG)…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (408+ words) Ted Laurence, Tammy Ma and Sam Schrauth have been named senior members of Optica, while Oscar Herrera has been elected a senior member of SPIE. Oscar Herrera, group lead for the Lasers & Metrology Process Engineering Group within the National Ignition…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (925+ words) Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University say they've come up with a new materials process that might help move forward the commercialization of wearable gadgets and flexible displays. The work was led by Professor Kang Bo-seok’s team at the university’s Institute of…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (111+ words) The product of almost two decades of planning, ETH Zurich's new HPQ physics building on the Hönggerberg campus is designed with high-precision experiments in mind. This text appeared in the 26/03 issue of the ETH magazine Globe. Download Read whole issue…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (723+ words) In recognition of World Quantum Readiness Day, an ASU expert discusses quantum computing, AI and the future of cybersecurity Most people trust that the passwords, bank accounts, medical records and private messages they use every day are protected by encryption....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (820+ words) Post-quantum security is neither a product nor a date, but a set of new algorithms with larger keys and a handshake that carries two kilobytes more. It is also an inventory that has to stay current, and a small number…...