A Harvard physicist has shown that wormholes can exist: tunnels in curved space-time, connecting two distant places, through which travel is possible.
General Physics
Apr 15, 2019
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Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply. Intriguingly, the process initially appears ...
General Physics
Apr 19, 2019
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Scientists believe that time is continuous, not discrete—roughly speaking, they believe that it does not progress in "chunks," but rather "flows," smoothly and continuously. So they often model the dynamics of physical ...
General Physics
Apr 15, 2019
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A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite, as well as a warm sub-Neptune-sized world, according to a new paper from a team of astronomers that includes ...
Astronomy
Apr 15, 2019
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Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity. ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 17, 2019
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UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic.
Nanomaterials
Apr 15, 2019
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In the beginning, more than 13 billion years ago, the Universe was an undifferentiated soup of three simple, single-atom elements.
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2019
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I have been popularising quantum physics, my area of research, for many years now. The general public finds the topic fascinating and covers of books and magazines often draw on its mystery. A number of misconceptions have ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 15, 2019
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Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and explosions, but their performance has been too weak to offset the safety advantages. Researchers Friday ...
Materials Science
Apr 19, 2019
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Now that they've identified the Higgs boson, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have set their sights on an even more elusive target.
General Physics
Apr 18, 2019
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