PHYSICS & MATH

Google's Quantum Computer Builds First-Ever Time Crystal: Are They Now Closer to Building a Time Machine?

TECH & INNOVATION 07.31.2021 00:21 AM

Google's quantum computing laboratory might have created the first-ever time crystal inside a quantum computer. This could be the greatest achievement of this generation in quantum mechanics.

China Begins to Build Its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor that Will Generate a Billion kWh Every Year

07.28.2021 07:30 AM

China has started building the world's first commercial onshore small nuclear reactor project, dubbed the Linglong One or ACP100. It is estimated to take almost five years to build in Hainan.

How Does Piercing Work? Scientists Uncover Mechanics Behind Puncture on Soft Solids

07.27.2021 00:20 AM

The familiarity of the feeling of a needle piercing through the skin is expected at the onset of a pandemic, especially to those vaccinated against COVID-19. But what exactly is the mechanism behind puncturing the skin or other soft solids? Scientists finally explain how this stuff works.

Nobel Prize Winner Steven Weinberg Dies at 88; Here's How He Made Scientific Contributions

07.26.2021 10:04 AM

His discoveries contributed to a better understanding of the fundamental forces at work in the cosmos, and his book "The First Three Minutes" took ordinary readers back to the beginning.

Generating Antimatter by High-Intensity Lasers Possible by Producing Plasma-Level Energy Similar to Neutron Star

07.26.2021 08:05 AM

A new simulation performed by prestigeous institutes are able to create plasma-level energy, similar to a neutron star, that could produce laboratory-made antimatter.

Sound Waves Levitate Objects From Reflective Surfaces in New Method Developed by Japanese Engineers

07.26.2021 06:06 AM

Engineers in Japan have developed a new method of levitating objects using sound waves, which could hopefully unlock the potential of picking up physical things using nothing but sound.

Nuclear Explosion: Why Atomic Bombs Make Mushroom Cloud

07.26.2021 03:20 AM

Massive mushroom clouds are a staple of nuclear explosions, but the underlying physics actually applies to all fluids.

Momentum on Planetary Scale: What Happens When Earth Suddenly Stops Spinning?

07.25.2021 00:33 AM

Perhaps shortly after mankind knew that the Earth rotates on its axis, other people began wondering: "What happens if the Earth just stops spinning?"

Towards Quantum Computing: Physicists Surpass Current Supercomputers With New Programmable Simulator

07.13.2021 00:42 AM

Experts from Harvard-MIT are successful at building a new quantum computer that can simulate states of matter on a quantum level.

'Bigon Rings': Princeton Researchers Unveils Mathematics That Changes Form Based on Specific Conditions

07.12.2021 00:46 AM

Researchers from Princeton University describe the mathematics behind the many forms created by thin strips of flexible material. This could help design materials that change form depending on specific conditions.

11-Year-Old College Graduate Plans to Change Body Parts With Machines to Become "Immortal"

07.09.2021 10:34 AM

At 11 years old, Laurent Simons became the second youngest college graduate with a degree in physics. He said that his goal is immortality by replacing body parts with mechanical parts.

Isaac Newton Facts, Contributions, and Secret Mischievous Life: How He Spent His Childhood and Survived the Great Plague

07.09.2021 09:45 AM

Isaac Newton is well-renowned for his numerous contributions to the fields of science. But just like us he had to survive being a kid, going to school, and spending his days isolated because of a plague.

Fractal Pattern in Romanesco Cauliflower Mystery Finally Discovered By Replicating It in a Common Lab Plant

07.09.2021 02:00 AM

Have you ever looked at a Romanesco cauliflower before and wondered how its fractal pattern was formed? For so long, scientists have searched for the answer but a new study has finally discovered the mystery behind this incredible pattern.

Methane Plumes on Enceladus: Could the Saturn Moon Host Life?

07.07.2021 08:04 AM

Scientists have found methane from a sample taken from Enceladus, one of the many moons of Saturn, and as the gas is formed, it raises a question: could there be life on the giant satellite?

New Open-Source Software Checks Quantum Annealers, Including Noise and Qubits

07.06.2021 07:10 AM

Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed new open-source software that could evaluate quantum annealers down to the individual qubit level aside from also characterizing noise.

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