Everyone knows the number for the speed of light — but almost nobody knows the uncomfortable truth behind it. Measuring light in one direction requires perfectly synchronized clocks, and that’s the ...

If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of ...

Scientists pushed photons across the universe to test the speed of light—and found Einstein’s cosmic speed limit still holds ...

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The speed of light has been one of science’s most trusted markers of stability. For more than a century, the idea that light moves through space at a constant speed has supported some of physics’ most ...

Here is a thought experiment for you: imagine shining a powerful laser at the moon, the beam cutting through space until it lands on its dusty grey surface. Now flick the laser so the spot of light ...

Researchers have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing at the speed of light – a remarkable step towards next-generation Artificial General Intelligence hardware powered by optical computation ...

Look inside a science fiction computer, and you’ll probably see tubes and cubes that emit light. Of course, it’s for effect, but the truth is, people do think light computing may be the final frontier ...

Nearly 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series ignited a dream in the public’s imagination: that one day, people would travel the galaxy in ships propelled by faster-than-light “warp drives.” The ...

I am always drawn to the Large Hadron Collider when considering questions like this. The LHC has a diameter of about 8.5 kilometres. When operating, it uses the equivalent of about a third of the ...