PHYSICS & MATH

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Dubbed the Toughest 2D Materials, Here's Why

NANOTECHNOLOGY 06.03.2021 07:09 AM

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been identified as the toughest among 2D materials - its unparalleled resistance to breakage has defied an old method of describing toughness.

Sagittarius A* Might Not Be a Black Hole After All, Hints Toward Dark Matter Mass

06.03.2021 05:20 AM

For several years, the scientific consensus is that the dark mass in the middle of the Milky Way, designated Sagittarius A*, is a black hole - and a new study is challenging the widely-accepted notion.

Nanoelectronics, Semiconductors Benefit from Newly-Developed Electromigration Solution

06.02.2021 08:46 AM

A newly developed strategy to solve electromigration could potentially extend the life and performance of devices based on nanoelectronics and semiconductors.

Ice Formation on Graphene Shows the Need for Heat

05.28.2021 08:54 AM

A new study shows that even ice formation requires a little heat among water molecules. Water, despite its abundance and applications in everyday life, remains one of the most curious substances as a lot of its behavior seemingly defies the laws of physics.

Science Times - Einstein's Handwritten Letter Sold to Anonymous Collector for $1.2 Million; 1-Page Writing Contains the Famous E=mc2 Equation

Einstein's Handwritten Letter Sold to Anonymous Collector for $1.2 Million; 1-Page Writing Contains Famous E=mc2 Equation

05.27.2021 05:20 AM

Albert Einstein's handwritten letter has recently been reported to have been sold to an anonymous collector at auction, for $1.2 million.

Hindenburg Disaster: What Caused It? Professor Builds Airship Model to Solve Mystery

05.19.2021 00:17 AM

Caltech professor helps in solving the mystery of the Hindenburg disaster by making a model of the airship, showing how the flying 7 million cubic feet of flammable hydrogen have exploded in 1937.

Atomically Thin Materials Could Extend Moore's Law As New Transistors

05.17.2021 05:30 AM

Now that conventional technologies are reaching their physical limits, researchers are looking for alternative methods to create more powerful devices.

Einstein’s 72-Year-Old Letter Containing New Physics About Animal Senses

05.16.2021 21:38 PM

In a letter written by Nobel prize-winning physicist, Albert Einstein considered if new physics understandings could result from examining how animals are sensing the world surrounding them

3D Printing Can Now Create Precise and Complex Microlenses

05.14.2021 05:40 AM

New research demonstrates how 3D printing technology could create highly precise and complex microlenses - miniature reflective surfaces whose diameters are just a few microns.

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New Infrared Imager Sees Through Opaque Objects, Safe for Biomedical Applications

05.06.2021 21:47 PM

Engineers from the University of California San Diego developed a new infrared imager that is thin with a large-area display that converts infrared light to images.

Flat Pasta Transforms Into 3D Shapes When Cooked, Perfect for Food Delivery to Space Stations and Disaster Sites

05.06.2021 06:40 AM

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania developed a flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes when cooked that uses less packaging and releases less carbon footprint.

Researchers Develop Machine Learning Algorithm to Help Further Understand Quantum Systems

04.30.2021 00:50 AM

The University of Bristol's QETLabs scientists recently developed machine learning algorithms that offer valuable understandings into the physics underlying quantum systems.

Quantum Tech One Step Closer With New Single Photon Switch

04.29.2021 03:42 AM

Single photon switches, which can turn physical processes on or off by using only a single packet of light, have far-reaching implications for quantum photonic technologies - and a new breakthrough makes it one step closer to realization.

New Astrophysics Code Models Stellar Collision Faster

04.25.2021 00:45 AM

A new code is capable of generating stellar collision models with greater speed and efficiency. A stellar collision event - where two stars usually circle each other before eventually merging - is a rare phenomenon of significant interest in astrophysics.

An Image of the Muon G-2 Collaboration at Fermilab

Muon Anomaly: How A 'Last Hope' Effort Revolutionizes Physics

04.18.2021 00:15 AM

Earlier this month, physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) near Chicago reported the results of the Muon g-2 experiment - and a study released the same day challenges decades of study on the subject.