At Boston University, Professor Tian Yu Cao is rethinking the foundations of modern physics. His work builds on twistor theory which demonstrates that spacetime is secondarily derived from twistor constructions, but goes further to highlight the most important implication of the Penrose transform in that the primary physical agents can only be mathematically described by elements of cohomology with the defining feature having roots in spin. This view of primary agents combines with Cao’s other major claim that quantum behaviour itself may arise from the physical property of spin leads to a new consistent framework of quantum gravity in which long-standing puzzles in black holes (evaporations) and cosmology (transitions between cycles of cosmos) can be adequately addressed, with the crucial help from the on-going development of operator product expansion formular defined on twistor space.

In environments where magnetic fields exceed even the limits of classical physics, such as magnetars and next-generation laser experiments, plasma behaviour is fundamentally altered by quantum effects. Professor Mikhail V. Medvedev and colleagues have developed a framework to understand how these extreme conditions reshape plasma waves, revealing that while familiar wave structures persist, their properties are significantly modified. These insights provide a foundation for interpreting astrophysical observations and advancing high-energy plasma experiments.

Turbulence remains one of the most enigmatic and poorly understood phenomena in physics, despite being ubiquitous in nature and everyday life—from the experience of flying through turbulent air, to driving at high speed, to observing water swirling in a river. The challenge of understanding turbulence has captivated some of history’s greatest minds.
Albert Einstein (physicist): “A turbulent flow is a problem whose solution has always defied the greatest minds.”
Richard Feynman (physicist): “Turbulence is the most important unsolved problem of classical physics.”
What are the governing equations of turbulence? Dr Alex Fedoseyev is unravelling turbulence mysteries using the Alexeev Hydrodynamic Equations (AHE). The model he developed has enabled major advances in the prediction of turbulent flows and laid the foundation for practical turbulence management.