If you repeat a measurement with the same or different instruments, you'll get slightly different numbers each time. Estimating the uncertainties associated with these numbers turns them into an informative result.
General Physics
Apr 18, 2024
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Chasing ever-higher qubit counts in near-term quantum computers constantly demands new feats of engineering.
Quantum Physics
Apr 10, 2024
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A new analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2024
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Events in the stratosphere are making long-range weather in Northern Europe easier to forecast, researchers at LMU have discovered.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2024
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As global temperatures continue to rise, coastal communities are confronted with the pressing challenge of surging sea levels. The urgency to provide decision-makers with reliable forecasts of future sea levels becomes increasingly ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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Soil moisture can determine how quickly a wildfire spreads, how fast a hill turns into a mudslide, and perhaps most importantly, how productive our food systems are. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate change, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2024
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Rightwing populists appear to be enjoying a surge across the western world. For those who don't support these parties, their appeal can be baffling and unsettling. They appear to play on people's fears and offer somewhat ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2024
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The discovery of superconductivity more than a century ago has significantly changed our world.
The equations that describe physical systems often assume that measurable features of the system—temperature or chemical potential, for example—can be known exactly. But the real world is messier than that, and uncertainty ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2024
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The intense changes in our modern society and the associated challenges are constantly increasing, not least due to the meta-crisis of climate change. Yet our approach to cultural heritage is still strongly influenced by ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2024
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