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Green laser beam coming from a hand-held laser pointer.

How do lasers work?

By Joanna Thompson published

First predicted by Einstein more than a century ago, lasers have shaped our modern technological landscape. But how do they work?

Physics & Mathematics
A futuristic glowing quantum computer unit, 3d render.

What is quantum computing?

By Peter Ray Allison last updated

Reference Quantum computing opens the door to ultra-powerful machines that can perform calculations that would take supercomputers millions of years.

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A black and white photograph of Albert Einstein wearing a suit and sitting at his desk

Albert Einstein: Biography, facts and impact on science

By Adam Mann last updated

A brief biography of Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955), the scientist whose theories changed the way we think about the universe.

Physics & Mathematics
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8 ways you can see Einstein's theory of relativity in real life

By Jesse Emspak last updated

Reference Relativity is one of the most famous scientific theories of the 20th century, but how well does it explain the things we see in our daily lives?

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An illustration of a black hole emitting a gigantic jet of radiation.

Einstein's predictions mean rare 'gravitational lasers' could exist throughout the universe, new paper claims

By Paul Sutter published

A new study combining two of Albert Einstein's famous predictions suggests that ripples in space-time can combine into 'gravitational lasers', firing out of black holes in random directions across the cosmos.

Black Holes
A ring of light with a bright galaxy at its center and another galaxy aligned with the ring like an engagement ring

Stunning 'Einstein engagement ring' from the early universe is one of the oldest ever discovered

By Harry Baker published

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of one of the most distant Einstein rings ever found. The luminous halo of light aligns perfectly with another galaxy, making it look like a cosmic engagement ring.

Cosmology
An illustration of a black hole.

'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all

By Paul Sutter published

Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.'

Black Holes
An illustration of two supermassive black holes about to collide as gravitational waves spill into space

Gravitational wave lab LIGO roars back online to detect the oldest black hole collisions ever seen

By Jonas Enander published

LIGO has been upgraded to observe gigantic black hole mergers 5 billion light-years away.

Black Holes
An image of countless swirling galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope's first deep field image, next to a color portrait of Albert Einstein's face

10 discoveries that prove Einstein was right about the universe — and 1 that proves him wrong

By Brandon Specktor published

Albert Einstein's theories of relativity have been proven to be true time and again in the more than 100 years following their publication.

Physics & Mathematics
The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, located in Pune, India, received the record-breaking signal.

Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe's 'dark age'

By Ben Turner published

Astronomers detected a radio signal from deeper in space than ever before, using a cosmic trick first predicted by Einstein.

Space
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