There are many ways we can keep track of passing seconds. Counting “Mississippi” between numbers works. Monitoring the swing of a pendulum is a little more accurate. Or if you want to get super fancy, use the piezoelectric buzz of electrified quartz.
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Tags: Atoms, Clock, Nuclear, Time, Mathematics, Atoms
"It’s sort of a mystery in terms of fundamental physics."
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New claims challenge inconsistencies in one of the foundational principles of physics.
A new mathematical breakthrough sheds light on how tiny black holes could emerge from critical states of spacetime. Black holes are often portrayed as cosmic giants, swallowing stars and shaping entire galaxies. But some of the most intriguing black holes predicted by physics could be far smaller than an atom. For decades, scientists have known [...]
New experiments suggest humans have a hidden counterclockwise bias.
The process is 75 percent more energy efficient—and makes a great cup of joe.
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Scientists uncovered a postwar cover-up in a painting by Erich Mercker.
Tectonic stresses have been building, and building, and building.
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Quantum particles are sometimes truly stunning.
String theory is perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern science. Mathematically elegant and celebrated savior of divided physics, it is nonetheless crippled by one simple fact – it is utterly untestable.
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Tags: string theory, relativity, Quantum Physics, Particle physics
It could cause trillions of dollars worth of damage and untold chaos.
A new MIT-designed lidar chip uses specially engineered antennas to reduce interference and widen the sensor’s field of view. From self-driving cars navigating busy streets to drones surveying disaster zones, lidar has become one of the most important technologies for helping machines perceive the world in three dimensions. By sending out rapid pulses of infrared [...]
A new theoretical study suggests that black holes may never completely disappear, potentially offering a way to resolve the long-standing black hole information paradox. One of the biggest unsolved problems in modern physics, known as the “black hole information paradox,” may finally have a compelling solution. The proposed answer could also help explain where the [...]
Scientists have achieved a first in studying lanthanum superhydrides, a class of materials that could help unlock superconductivity at much higher temperatures. The dream of transmitting electricity without energy loss has driven decades of superconductivity research. Some of the most promising candidates yet are superhydrides, hydrogen-rich materials that, under immense pressures, have exhibited…
If you work in a city, there’s a good chance you’ve got your morning commute down to a fine art, getting you to the office with your coffee in hand within minutes of that first meeting.
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Physicists at the University of Vienna have discovered magnons with lifespans that are one hundred times longer. Magnons are tiny waves of magnetization that move through solid magnetic materials, similar to ripples spreading across water after a stone falls in. Unlike photons, which can move through empty space or optical fibers, magnons travel inside magnetic [...]
Decoded journals show Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son lacked initiative and ambition.
Quantum physicists have uncovered a bizarre phenomenon in which photons appear to spend a “negative” amount of time interacting with atoms before emerging from a cloud of matter. As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands but mostly dwelt with [...]
Deep beneath the Pacific near the equator, Earth’s outer core now flows east instead of west. Dynamics deeper within our planet’s core may help explain the change and what to expect in the near future.
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Tags: Earth core, Magnetic field, Geology
No well-dressed man should be without one. Here's the science behind real-life jetpacks, like in The Mandalorian.
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Tags: pyramids, Archaeology, Earthquake, History
Ancient design may have kept Khufu’s monument from shaking with the ground.
Researchers turned faint reflected light into rough 3D views of hidden objects.
Ancient design may have kept Khufu’s monument from shaking with the ground.
Researchers turned faint reflected light into rough 3D views of hidden objects.
Physicists searching for a better understanding of quantum gravity stumbled upon something unexpected: the defining signatures of string theory. Imagine slicing an apple into smaller and smaller pieces. First you would reach molecules, then atoms, and eventually the subatomic particles inside them, including protons, quarks, and gluons. According to string theory, however, nature may continue…
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Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.