PHYSICS & MATH

Hidden Math Behind Sand Megaripples on Earth Could Help Improve Ability to Infer Past Climate Events

PHYSICS & MATH 01.13.2022 06:11 AM

Researchers have studied samples of sand megaripples around the world and gained new insights into how they form that they can use in understanding past climate events even on other planets.

What Causes Lightning? Low Radio Frequency Telescope Captures in Detail What Happens Behind Thunderstorms

01.09.2022 22:03 PM

Scientists used a network of small radio telescopes, which are used to observe the universe, to map lightning in detail 200 times faster than previous instruments.

China's $1 Trillion Artificial Sun Mimics Nuclear Fusion To Be 5 Times Hotter Than the Solar System's Star; What's Next For It

01.08.2022 00:49 AM

China's artificial sun EAST has managed to become five times hotter than the Sun in the Solar System in its latest experiment, which is the longest time of operation for a magnetic fusion energy reactor.

Martine Rothblatt Named 2021 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award Winner

12.27.2021 12:37 PM

Martine Rothblatt named 2021 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award Winner. The Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award is annually bestowed upon a respected scientist or public figure who has warned of a future fraught with dangers and encouraged measures to prevent them.

Quantum System: Physicist Develop New Approach Enabling Atoms to Roll Down Like Marbles in a Light Bowl

12.27.2021 03:38 AM

The physicists at The University of Bonn and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have recently devised a sophisticated experiment to find out which factors identify the speed of a quantum computer in terms of making computations.

Is Time Travel Possible? Science Studies How to Make It Happen, But It Might Not Be the Way You Think

12.25.2021 00:07 AM

Time travel is indeed a real thing. However, it is not similar to the ones shown in movies or books and people can not change the past. So, how does it become possible?

Christmas Science Experiments: 5 Fun and Easy Holiday STEM Activities for Kids

12.24.2021 23:43 PM

What better way to train the critical thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers of the future than engaging them in some STEM activities. Here is a list of Christmas science experiments that parents can enjoy with their kids.

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

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.

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