PHYSICS & MATH

Discovery Suggests a Supernova Exploded Near Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago

PHYSICS & MATH 10.04.2020 23:01 PM

Physicists have found evidence of a supernova that exploded relatively close to Earth some 2.5 million years ago.

New Measurement Technology Paves Way For Nuclear Clocks

10.02.2020 09:10 AM

Researchers have accomplished the high-precision measurement of a thorium isotope's nuclear transition - opening the possibilities for more accurate nuclear clocks.

New Mathematical Model Proves Time Travel Could Happen Without Paradox

09.28.2020 08:00 AM

Many said that if time travel is possible, there would be many paradoxes to deal with, but a physics student has proven that it may be possible minus the paradoxes.

Ig Nobel Awards Celebrates 30 Years of the Lighter Side of Science

09.21.2020 08:40 AM

This 2020, the Ig Nobel Awards celebrates its 30th anniversary and celebrates the lighter side of science that highlights research achievement that at first sounds absurd but otherwise made people think.

3 Characteristics of Water That Seem to Defy the Laws of Physics

09.17.2020 21:42 PM

From density to its thermal properties, these three characteristics of water seem to defy the laws of physics.

Dynamics Anomaly: Researchers Keep Water in Liquid State at 170 degrees Celsius

09.16.2020 23:52 PM

In investigating how water heats up under extreme conditions, a team of researchers observed water that remained in its liquid form even at temperatures of 170 degrees Celsius and above.

Retired Chess Grandmaster, AlphaZero AI Reinvent Chess

09.13.2020 23:53 PM

Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is working with DeepMind's chess program, AlphaZero, to analyze new variants in an attempt to reinvent the popular strategy board game.

Citizen Scientists Still Test Fukushima For Radiation

09.11.2020 22:45 PM

Citizens in Fukushima are testing soil samples for radiation in the "grandma and grandpa lab" in an effort to help regain a sense of control.

Flat Earther Couple Tries to Sail to the Edge of the World, Rescued by Maritime Doctor

09.11.2020 08:10 AM

An Italian flat earther couple who sailed to the edge of the world during lockdown was rescued by a migrant rescue vessel and now forced to quarantine.

New Study Finds at Least 45 Planets With Qualities Similar to Earth

09.10.2020 08:30 AM

Astronomers claim that at least 45 exoplanets are similar to Earth—from the composition of their atmosphere to the presence of liquid water that can possibly support life.

Physicists Develop Nano-Sized SQUID Capable of Detecting Extremely Faint Magnetic Fields

09.09.2020 07:40 AM

A collaborative team creates a very small device that can detect magnetic fields. The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) can be applied in medicine, topology, and research for new materials.

10 Free Online Educational Databases Every Student Should Know & Use

09.07.2020 09:40 AM

We are lucky to live in an era of technological development and digitalization. Before the computer was invented and made accessible, all generations of students had to spend hours in libraries reading to find the information they needed.

Ascension: How Did David Blaine Fly Over Arizona Desert While Holding on To Helium Balloons?

09.04.2020 08:00 AM

Millions tuned to YouTube as illusionist David Blaine performed his latest stunt: the Ascension. Using 52 large balloons, he was able to fly into the sky about 24,000 feet above the ground. He successfully landed by releasing the balloons and parachuted back down.

The Unusual Physics of an Upside-Down Boat Flips Previous Understandings of the Law of Buoyancy

09.03.2020 08:10 AM

Since Archimedes, the science of why boats float remains the same. However, a new study flips our current understanding of the law of buoyancy.

The Story of the World's Fastest Human Calculator and His Fractured Skull

09.02.2020 07:30 AM

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash was five years old when he fractured his skull and was thought to become cognitively impaired. But solving puzzles and math problems helped him overcome it and later on become the world's fastest human calculator.

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