Physics Reveal How Fire Ant Rafts Can Help Design Robots That Fix Damaged Spots

Medicine & Technology Mar 03, 2022

Fire ant rafts can help devise robots that will work together to fix damaged spots. Find out how the rafts, through treadmilling transform to become beneficial.

DeepMind Applies AI for EPFL Plasma Control and Nuclear Fusion Studies

Feb 17, 2022

EPFL Swiss Plasma Center and Google's DeepMind improves plasma configuration and nuclear fusion studies through deep-learning AI simulations.

Einstein’s Quantum Mechanics: Researchers Suggest New Definition for Charge Conservation and Entropy

Feb 07, 2022

A team of researchers at Kyoto University's Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics has now suggested a novel method to a problem by defining energy to integrate the idea of entropy.

What Causes Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones? Juno Explains This Factor

Jan 10, 2022

Cyclones spotted 500 million miles distant on Jupiter's big planet resemble patterns seen in Earth's ocean.

Martine Rothblatt Named 2021 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award Winner

Dec 27, 2021

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.

Photon Split Into Halves, Which “Nobody Believed Existed,” Shows New Approach in Physics to See and Understand Light

Dec 13, 2021

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.

NASA Sees Merger of Two Black Holes That Could Cast Doubt on Laws of Physics

Nov 27, 2021

Scientists have discovered light emanating from the merger of two black holes in the furthest reaches of the galaxy, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon.

Twisting Nanoparticle Light Through Musical Instruments; Physics Researchers Discover New Physical Effect Linked to Interactions Between Materials

Sep 20, 2021

Researchers discovered a new physical impact relative to the interactions between light and twisted materials, an impact that's possible to have consequences for developing new nanotechnologies in communications

Dark Energy Detected? Unexplained Finding Shows This Comprise 68% of the Universe While 27% Is Dark Matter

Sep 16, 2021

Researchers have suggested some unexplained findings from the XENON1T experiment conducted in Italy may have resulted from dark energy, rather than the dark matter this said investigation was originally designed to identify.

Physics Behind Walking With Cup of Coffee on Hand Without Spillage; Can It Be Applied to Soft Robotics?

Sep 08, 2021

Unknown to many, there is a lot of physics behind walking with a cup of coffee on hand and preventing it from spilling. Now, scientists want to use the mechanism behind in various fields, like soft robotics.

Scientists Discover a Fluid-Like Electron That Flows in a Novel Metal

Sep 06, 2021

A new research found that the motion of electrons in a novel metallic specimen flows in the same way water flows in a pipe, essentially shifting from particle-like to fluid-like dynamics.

Steven Weinberg Dies at 88; Here's How He Became a Groundbreaking Nobelist in Physics

Jul 26, 2021

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.

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

Jul 25, 2021

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

Why Do Asteroids and Comets Have Weird Shape? The Reason Behind Moon and Star's Spherical Shape Explained

Jul 16, 2021

Have you ever wondered why celestial objects in our universe, such a stars and planets, have spherical shape? What causes the round formation of these massive bodies?

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

Jul 09, 2021

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.