SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Designed an Experiment to Turn Light Into MatterIt would be a tangible demonstration of Einstein's famous E = mc^2 equation.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 26, 2023Comments (19)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsHow to Easily Improve Your Espresso With a Spritz of Water and Volcanic PhysicsScientists relied on the principles of volcanic lightning to document a simple method for making better-tasting…ByMaxwell ZeffPublishedDecember 6, 2023Comments (2)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsJapan Debuts Six-Story Experimental Fusion ReactorThe reactor, a forerunner for the vast ITER experiment in France, has the potential to hasten the race for cleaner…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 1, 2023Comments (21)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Say Time Travel Can Be Simulated Using Quantum Entanglement“Whether closed timelike curves exist in reality, we don’t know."ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 28, 2023Comments (47)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsChemists Unveil the Slickest Surface Ever to Ward Off WaterThe discovery holds potential for various applications, including self-cleaning surfaces and de-icing glass, in…ByKevin HurlerPublishedOctober 23, 2023Comments (9)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsFaster-Than-Light 'Quasiparticles' Touted as Futuristic Light Source“This does not violate any rules or laws of physics.”ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 19, 2023Comments (8)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsAntimatter Reacts to Gravity in the Same Way as Ordinary Matter, Physicists FindThe result from CERN confirms expectations, but it's the first time gravity’s effect on the stuff has actually been…ByIsaac SchultzUpdatedSeptember 27, 2023Comments (6)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsUpgraded Linear Accelerator in California Achieves First Light, Poised to Transform X-Ray ScienceLCLS-II will produce up to one million X-ray pulses per second and will be 10,000 times brighter than its…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedSeptember 18, 2023Comments (14)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsHubble Space Telescope Snaps Galaxy Cluster That Could Hold Secrets of Dark MatterA massive galaxy cluster 2.6 billion light-years away is spotlit in a new image.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedAugust 21, 2023Comments (1)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsSouth Korean University Investigating Author of Those Viral Superconductor ClaimsLK-99 was a promise for a better tomorrow, but Korea University is now investigating the circumstances around the…ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 17, 2023Comments (6)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsNuclear Fusion Scientists Successfully Recreate Net Energy GainWhile the Department of Energy announced a successful test in December, July's experiment reportedly produced even…ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 7, 2023Comments (90)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsThe Northern Lights Will Travel South on ThursdayA geomagnetic solar storm is forecast to make the aurora borealis visible in much of the lower 48 on Thursday night.…ByLauren LefferUpdatedJuly 10, 2023Comments (3)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsA Massive Gravitational Wave Observatory Is Returning to ActionThe LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration will restart with renewed sensitivity this week following a three-year hiatus.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 25, 2023
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsLaser Experiment Could Expose Particles Responsible for Dark MatterThe latest dark matter experiment kicks off this week, as physicists aim to identify the universe's most enigmatic…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 25, 2023Comments (8)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsA Black Hole Star Could Be the Trippiest Object in SpaceThe theorized object warps spacetime like a black hole but still releases light.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (12)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Create the Fattest Schrödinger's Cat EverA recent experiment tested the mass-based boundaries between the quantum and classical realms.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 22, 2023Comments (11)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsNew Map of Dark Matter Validates Einstein's Theory of GravityResearchers can "clearly see features of this invisible world that are hundreds of millions of light-years across."ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (3)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsWeird Boson Measurement May Have Been a Fluke, Large Hadron Collider Data SuggestsDoes the W boson break the Standard Model? Depends on how you measure it.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (4)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Create Photonic Time Crystal That Amplifies LightThe 2D metamaterial could improve laser technologies and wireless communications.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (10)
SciencePhysicsSciencePhysicsPhysicists Recreate Classic 'Double-Slit' Experiment Using Time Instead of SpaceNew research offers an intriguing variation on the famous experiment, which proved light behaves as both a particle…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (22)