PHYSICS & MATH

Sci-Fi or Real? 5 Science Fiction Concepts in Books or Movies That Can Be Theoretically Possible in Real Life

PHYSICS & MATH 12.24.2021 07:00 AM

Science fiction (sci-fi) concepts are those far-out ideas that seem to not follow the rules in real-life science. Yet some laws appear to allow other sci-fi concepts to be real in theory, check out some of them in our list.

Breakthrough Prize Foundation Announces Student Winner Of Seventh Annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge

12.22.2021 08:12 AM

Amber Kwok, 18, of Mauritius, Receives Top Honors and $400,000 in Education Prizes for Original Video on Van der Waals and Casimir Forces.

Frozen Tardigrade Discovered As World's First-Ever Animal to Enter Quantum State

12.21.2021 02:29 AM

A recent study claims that they were able to place frozen tardigrades in a quantum state after suspending them between 2 superconducting quantum bits.

Dark Matter Could Be Made of ‘Scalar Bosons;’ Researchers Contend in New Research

12.19.2021 01:10 AM

As the quest for dark matter particles remains turning up nothing, it is trying to throw out dark matter prototype altogether, although indirect evidence for the object remains strong, making it a long-lasting puzzle to many astronomers.

AI Can Improve Lightning Forecast to Enhance Safety Warnings, Create Accurate Long-Range Climate Models

12.14.2021 05:38 AM

Scientists from the University of Washington have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can accurately forecast lightning to improve safety warnings.

UCF Scientists Develop the First Ever Optical Oscilloscope that Measures the Electric Field of Light

12.14.2021 04:15 AM

Scientists from the University of Central Florida have developed the first ever optical oscilloscope that can measure the elcttric field of light in real-time advancing our understanding of chemistry and physics phenomena.

Photon Split Into Halves, Which “Nobody Believed Existed,” Shows New Approach in Physics to See and Understand Light

12.13.2021 23:40 PM

When an Italian physicist suggested that electrons could be divided into halves almost 100 years ago, the revolutionary notion was largely underappreciated. It now serves as the foundation of physics.

Cold Atoms Possess Light-Like Properties that is Beneficial for Sensor Developments

12.10.2021 23:25 PM

A new study was able to control near absolute zero atoms using their wave properties similar to light. Findings are expected to be beneficial for future developments in sensor devices such as atomic clocks and interferometers.

Scientists Shrunk Qubits While Maintaining Their Performance Using van der Waals Materials

12.01.2021 09:02 AM

Researchers from Columbia University has found a way to shrink qubits for quantum computers that will still retain its performance and allow for storing energy to power it,

For the First Time Large Hadron Collider FASER Experiment Reveals Ghost Particle Neutrinos

11.26.2021 03:46 AM

FASER, an instrument installed in 2018, allowed physicists to detect for the first time neutrino ghost particle interactions at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.

Science Suggests Switching Hands Helps You Become a Great Golf Player

11.11.2021 05:39 AM

Researchers found that successful golf players tend to hold the club in a reversed stance, wherein right-handed players would hold the club with the left hand and vice versa.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Bombarded by Plasma Explosions as It Gets Closer to the Sun; How’s the Spacecraft Doing?

11.09.2021 00:39 AM

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is designed to "touch the Sun" and reveal its secrets. But its mission comes with the risk of being constantly bombarded by space dust.

Researchers Successfully Recreates Supernova Reaction In a Lab Using an Accelerated Beam of Radioactive Nuclei

10.23.2021 00:56 AM

An international team of researchers and scientists collaborated to achieve the first direct measurement of supernova processes in a laboratory setting using an accelerated beam of radioactive nuclei.

Novel Electronic Component Made of Germanium Bonded With Aluminum Could Be the Key to Quantum Technology

10.12.2021 06:08 AM

Researchers from TU Wien in Vienna created a new nanostructure made of pure germanium bonded with aluminum that makes them best suited for complex applications in quantum technology.

Direct Communication Network Developed, Secure and Fast Data Transmission in 15 Users Possible with Quantum Technology

09.24.2021 00:32 AM

A new research developed quantum secure direct communication to provide transmission of data between 15 users.

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