PHYSICS & MATH

Superconductivity Research: Researchers Develop New Material that Enables Quantum Information-Based Technology

TECH & INNOVATION 08.05.2021 08:35 AM

Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Quantum Foundry have developed a new material slated to revolutionize quantum information-based technologies such as quantum computing and sensing because of its innate unique superconducting properties.

Notable Discoveries in Science 50, 100, and 150 Years Ago That Are Not Widely Known

08.02.2021 06:44 AM

Humans have used science in understanding how things behave the way they are. In this article, learn notable discoveries from 50, 100, and 150 years ago that contributed to scientific knowledge.

Fractals: The Strange State of Matter that Guide Physicists to Solve Problems, Origins of the Universe

08.02.2021 03:40 AM

Fractals are created by never-ending complex patterns that are similar in all scales. Nature holds the best example of fractals, such as trees, rivers, clouds, seashells, etc. Scientists have been using them to solve fundamental questions in physics.

Miniature Particle Accelerator Powers Free-Electron Laser, Opening Possibilities for Smaller, Cheaper FEL Setups

08.01.2021 00:55 AM

The prototype for a scaled down miniature particle accelerator successfully powered a free-electron laser, opening up avenues for new methods to analyze atoms, molecules, and condensed matter.

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

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.

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