If our universe were in this false vacuum state, researchers fret that a strange chain reaction could trigger what’s called a ...

Researchers have simulated "false vacuum decay," a theoretical quantum process often called the "bubble of doom" that could ...

In the new experiment, physicists used Rydberg atoms. These are atoms that have been excited, so their electrons move onto ...

Physicists in China have simulated false vacuum decay — a theoretical quantum event that could abruptly end the universe — using a ring of highly excited Rydberg atoms. The tabletop experiment ...

Physicists in China have recreated a rare quantum effect known as false vacuum decay, a theoretical process that could abruptly transform the universe. Using a ring of highly excited Rydberg atoms ...