Emily Conover

Emily Conover

Senior Writer, Physics

Physics writer Emily Conover joined Science News in 2016. She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, where she studied the weird ways of neutrinos, tiny elementary particles that can zip straight through the Earth. She got her first taste of science writing as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has previously written for Science Magazine and the American Physical Society. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award.

All Stories by Emily Conover

  1. Quantum Physics

    ‘Arrow of time’ reversed in quantum experiment

    In quantum systems, heat can flow “backward,” from cold to hot.

  2. Particle Physics

    Excess antielectrons aren’t from nearby dead stars, study says

    Pulsars might not be behind excess antimatter, gamma-ray observations suggest.

  3. Physics

    Colliding black holes are reported for a fifth time

    LIGO spots another merger, this time with less fanfare.

  4. Cosmology

    Simulating the universe using Einstein’s theory of gravity may solve cosmic puzzles

    Better simulating the dense parts of the universe could improve scientists’ view of how the universe evolves.

  5. Physics

    Why the wiggle in a crowd’s walk can put a wobble in a bridge

    New simulations can better predict when pedestrians cause a bridge to shimmy.

  6. Quantum Physics

    Quantum computing steps forward with 50-qubit prototype

    Bit by qubit, scientists are edging closer to the realm where quantum computers will reign supreme.

  7. Quantum Physics

    Quantum computers take a step forward with a 50-qubit prototype

    Race to build ever-more-powerful processors edges the technology closer to being able to best traditional machines.

  8. Physics

    Photons are caught behaving like superconducting electrons

    Light particles, or photons, swap energy like electrons in a superconductor.

  9. Quantum Physics

    Light’s weird dual nature weathers trip to space and back

    “Delayed-choice” experiment performed in space reaffirms the idea that light can behave like a wave or a particle.

  10. Astronomy

    Neutron star collision showers the universe with a wealth of discoveries

    A collision of neutron stars was spotted with gravitational waves for the first time. Telescopes captured gamma rays, visible light and more from the smashup.

  11. Physics

    Proton size still perplexes despite a new measurement

    Study of hydrogen atoms supports the case for a smaller proton.

  12. Physics

    Jennifer Dionne harnesses light to illuminate nano landscapes

    Nanophotonics research by materials scientist Jennifer Dionne could lead to improved drugs, cancer tests or invisibility cloaks.