When charged particles are shot through ultra-thin layers of material, sometimes spectacular micro-explosions occur, and sometimes the material remains almost intact. The reasons for this have now been explained by researchers ...
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2022
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A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has found that Eurasian jays are less likely than people to be deceived by well-known magic tricks. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Quantum scientists have discovered a rare phenomenon that could hold the key to creating a 'perfect switch' in quantum devices which flips between being an insulator and a superconductor.
Condensed Matter
Nov 20, 2023
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New findings from researchers at the University of Hertfordshire show that learning to perform magic tricks makes children more creative.
Education
Apr 21, 2021
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A small team of psychology researchers at the University of Cambridge has published a Perspective piece in the journal Science suggesting that magic tricks be used by researchers seeking to learn more about how the minds ...
Alloying is a magic trick used to produce new materials by synergistically mixing at least two metallic elements to form a solid solution. Recent developments in science have found great applications of alloy materials in ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 9, 2019
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Tiny ocean creatures known as sea sapphires perform a sort of magic trick as they swim: One second they appear in splendid iridescent shades of blue, purple or green, and the next they may turn invisible (at least the blue ...
Materials Science
Sep 2, 2015
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Researchers working on artificial intelligence at Queen Mary University of London have taught a computer to create magic tricks.
Computer Sciences
Nov 17, 2014
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Magicians can make cards appear and people disappear. But the greatest trick any magician pulls off may be acquiring the knowledge needed to perform such acts in the first place.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from Queen Mary, University of London has launched a series of videos featuring magic tricks that are conjured from a mathematical perspective.
Mathematics
Jun 3, 2009
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