A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri
Getting to Proxima Centauri b will take a lot of new technologies, but there are increasingly exciting reasons to do so. Both public and private efforts have started seriously looking at ways to make it happen, but so far, there has been one signific.....»»
Photon-like electrons in a four-dimensional world discovered in a real material
Dirac electrons were predicted by P. Dirac and discovered by A. Geim, both of whom were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 and in 2010, respectively. Dirac electrons behave like photons rather than electrons, for they are considered to have n.....»»
How to upcycle low-energy light: A new design for highly efficient conversion materials
To combine two low-energy photons into one high-energy photon efficiently, the energy must be able to hop freely, but not too quickly, between randomly oriented molecules of a solid. This Kobe University discovery provides a much-needed design guidel.....»»
VW plans big product push to counter slowdown in car sales growth
The automaker, which plans a record 30 more new or upgraded models during 2024, said it has "started the new year with a clearly positive trend" compared with the start of last year......»»
Paper offers a mathematical approach to modeling a random walker moving across a random landscape
Tiny particles like pollen grains move constantly, pushed and pulled by environmental forces. To study this motion, physicists use a "random walk" model—a system in which every step is determined by a random process. Random walks are useful for stu.....»»
Abysmal revenue stats of 30K mobile apps show why devs keep pushing for subs
New apps reportedly make median monthly revenue of less than $50. Enlarge / Apple's App Store. (credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images) Mobile app developers are expected to push subscriptions more aggres.....»»
Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health, says study
Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests that those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the tailpipe......»»
Exploring exotic behaviors in population-imbalanced fermionic systems
Over the past 20 years, many physicists have studied ultra-cold fermionic systems contained in magnetic or optical traps. When an external magnetic field is applied to a two-species fermionic system, the particles can pair together to form composite.....»»
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detectors in these facilities use s.....»»
2024 iPad Pro Pre-Order Date & Time: What You Need to Know
Apple’s new iPad Pro isn’t official yet, but the 2024 iPad Pros should go on sale in a few weeks. We’ve been getting a lot of questions about 2024 iPad Pro pre-orders and we’ll answer as many as we can in this guide. As we push into March, an.....»»
March 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A popular framework updated
We’re almost at our third Patch Tuesday and wrapping up the first quarter 2024. Time flies by! Microsoft is starting to push users to update their operating systems as their active version is approaching end-of-support. The February 2024 Patch Tues.....»»
Researchers test curcumin nanoemulsion for treatment of intestinal inflammation
A nanoemulsion containing particles of curcumin, which is known to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, has been found capable of modulating the gut microbiota of mice with intestinal inflammation in experiments conducted by researchers.....»»
Optically trapped quantum droplets of light can bind together to form macroscopic complexes
Condensed matter systems and photonic technologies are regularly used by researchers to create microscale platforms that can simulate the complex dynamics of many interacting quantum particles in a more accessible setting. Some examples include ultra.....»»
Classifying quantum secrets: Pendulum experiment reveals insights into topological materials
A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has devised a large mechanical system that operates under dynamical rules akin to those found in quantum systems. The dynamics of quantum systems, composed of microscopic particles like atoms or electro.....»»
Photons that make quantum bits "fly" for stable exchange of information in quantum computers
Two physicists at the University of Konstanz are developing a method that could enable the stable exchange of information in quantum computers. In the leading role: photons that make quantum bits "fly.".....»»
Toyota tightens control over battery production before new EV push
Toyota aims to sell 1.5 million BEVs globally in 2026 on its way to being ready to sell 3.5 million a year in 2030......»»
Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos
A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, and other traces of a log c.....»»
Study shows that the ATLAS detector can measure the flux of high-energy supernova neutrinos
High-energy neutrinos are extremely rare particles that have so far proved very difficult to detect. Fluxes of these rare particles were first detected by the IceCube Collaboration back in 2013......»»
GitHub push protection now on by default for public repositories
GitHub push protection – a security feature aimed at preventing secrets such as API keys or tokens getting accidentally leaked online – is being switched on by default for all public repositories. “This means that when a supported s.....»»
Samsung Rolls Out March Security Patch to Galaxy S24 Series
It’s a new month, which means new security patches! Samsung is off to a fast start, already beginning to push the March security patch to owners of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. We’re seeing nothing in the update beyo.....»»
It"s not only opposites that attract: New study shows like-charged particles can come together
"Opposites charges attract; like charges repel" is a fundamental principle of basic physics. But a new study from Oxford University, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, has demonstrated that similarly charged particles in solution can in fact a.....»»