Detectors for a new era of ATLAS physics
The High-Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) will dramatically increase the rate of collisions in the ATLAS experiment. While offering an opportunity for physicists to explore some of the rarest processes in the universe, the lar.....»»
Physics model could optimize basketball player positioning
A physics theory that's proven useful to predict the crowd behavior of molecules and fruit flies also seems to work in a very different context—a basketball court......»»
Quantum mechanics: How the future might influence the past
In 2022, the Physics Nobel prize was awarded for experimental work showing that the quantum world must break some of our fundamental intuitions about how the universe works......»»
Researchers obtain anion ionic water-soluble two-photon initiator for 3D hydrogel construction
Prof. Zheng Meiling's team from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed an anion exchange strategy and developed a carbazole-based anion-ion water-soluble two-photon initiator (TPI) (CB7/BT).....»»
Scientists reveal molecular structure of bacterial gas vesicles
Similar in function to ballast tanks in submarines or fish bladders, many water-based bacteria use gas vesicles to regulate their floatability. In a new publication in Cell, scientists from the Departments of Bionanoscience and Imaging Physics now de.....»»
The 10 most innovative travel and hospitality companies of 2023
Why Airbnb, Capital One, Outdoorsy, Atlas Obscura, and Discover Puerto Rico are some of the most exciting travel companies of the year. Explore the full 2023 list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, 540 organizations that are reshapi.....»»
Sharpshooter Insects Use "Superpropulsion" to Catapult Their Pee
Sharpshooter insects use a physics phenomenon called superpropulsion to efficiently fling away droplets of pee at extremely high speeds.....»»
Do masks work? It’s a question of physics, biology, and behavior
A recent review from a prominent scientific source has reignited the debate over masks. Enlarge / Asian woman with protective face mask using smartphone while commuting in the urban bridge in city against crowd of people (credit:.....»»
Molecular atlas of spider silk production could help bring unparalleled material to market
Researchers from Southwest University in China have constructed the entire chromosomal-scale genome assembly and complete spidroin gene set of the golden orb-weaving spider, Trichonephila clavata, known for its especially strong, golden-colored webs......»»
EV drivers discover the gap between range estimates and reality
All over the world, EV fever is running high, but battery-powered vehicles are still underperforming against expectations in one critical place: highways. Blame the laws of physics, the federal government or both......»»
Secrets of prominent luminous paint uncovered on 30th anniversary of its discovery
A researcher in NDSU's Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology and the Department of Physics has uncovered what makes a prominent paint glow in the dark for hours. The findings are reported in a paper titled "Defects and persistent.....»»
Physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give "recipe" for realizing them
In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter physics can be combined to yield new, exotic phenomen.....»»
Super-fast insect urination powered by the physics of superpropulsion
Saad Bhamla was in his backyard when he noticed something he had never seen before: an insect urinating. Although nearly impossible to see, the insect formed an almost perfectly round droplet on its tail and then launched it away so quickly that it s.....»»
Neural network algorithm predicts Arrhenius crossover temperature with 90% accuracy
A joint paper by the Department of Computational Physics and Modeling of Physical Processes and Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences published in the journal Materials introduces an algorithm that allows for the correct e.....»»
Tissue engineering: Developing bioinspired multi-functional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
In a new report now published in Science Advances, Mingze Sun and a research team in physics, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering in Hong Kong China reported the development of multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels by ass.....»»
Writing on glass and silica indicates novel direction for chiral optical property tailoring
From fundamental physics of light-matter interaction to fabrication of targeted optical properties in highly complex optical engineering, the femtosecond (fs) laser plays a crucial role in laser manufacturing. Ultrashort light pulses can precisely de.....»»
A special carbon molecule can function as multiple high-speed switches at once
For the first time, an international team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo's Institute for Solid State Physics, has demonstrated a switch, analogous to a transistor, made from a single molecule called fullerene......»»
Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of crown ether microsolvation effect on gas-phase native-like protein structure
A research group led by Prof. Wang Fangjun from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Shun Feng from Southwest Jiaotong University, has revealed the molecular mechanism o.....»»
South Korea debuts first search for DFSZ axion dark matter
A South Korean research team at the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) recently announced the most advanced experimental setup to search for axions. The group has successfully taken its.....»»
A Tiny Sun in a Jar Is Shedding Light on Solar Flares
This new lab experiment explores the physics involved in our star’s tumultuous interior regions—by creating a sphere of plasma......»»
The Physics Principle That Inspired Modern AI Art
Diffusion models generate incredible images by learning to reverse the process that, among other things, causes ink to spread through water......»»