Handwritten example of famous Einstein equation gets $1.2M
A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he writes out his famous E = mc2 equation has sold at auction for more than $1.2 million, about three times more than it was expected to get, Boston-based RR Auction said Friday......»»
Making extremely thing lubricating films predictable: Extension of the Reynolds equation by a non-linear wall slip law
When an electric vehicle accelerates, the motor generates maximum forces and enormous pressures act on the gears of the electric drivetrain. Surface meets surface, metal meets metal. If there were no lubricating film to allow the gears to slide more.....»»
Picking up good vibrations: The surprising physics of the didgeridoo
Australia's most iconic sound is almost certainly the didgeridoo. The long wooden tube-shaped instrument is famous for its unique droning music and has played a significant role in Australian Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. Despite the ins.....»»
Mohamed Amin was a famous Kenyan photojournalist—there"s much more to his work than images of tragedy
Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin (1943-1996) rose to fame for documenting the 1984 famine in neighboring Ethiopia with powerful images of the tragedy. He also captured the Ethiopian people's suffering during the brutal reign of Mengistu Haile Mari.....»»
Study explains the rapid deterioration of one of painter Juan Miró"s favorite colors
A photo from 1978 shows famous Catalan surrealist painter Juan Miró in his Taller Sert, surrounded by his paintings. In the background, the bright, intense yellow of Femme dans le rue (1973), stands out. Fifty years later, that cadmium-based yellow.....»»
New theory claims to unite Einstein"s gravity with quantum mechanics
A radical theory that consistently unifies gravity and quantum mechanics while preserving Einstein's classical concept of spacetime has been announced in two papers published simultaneously by UCL (University College London) physicists......»»
Best Bose deals: Save on soundbars, headphones, and earbuds
Bose is one of the best audio brands out there. Here are all the best deals on their famous soundbars, headphones and earbuds......»»
The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms
We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it. Enlarge / Density waves in a Bose-Einstein condensate. (credit: NASA) In the basement of Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik in Germany, res.....»»
Why don"t we see robotic civilizations rapidly expanding across the universe?
In 1950, while sitting down to lunch with colleagues at the Los Alamos Laboratory, famed physicist and nuclear scientist Enrico Fermi asked his famous question: "Where is everybody?" In short, Fermi was addressing the all-important question that has.....»»
Fake AI images are showing up in Google search — and it’s a problem
AI-generated images have begun showing up in Google's search results for a famous singer......»»
How to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" for free
Although the famous Charlie Brown Christmas special will exclusively be on Apple TV+ this year, it will be free for all to watch for a limited period. Here's how to watch it, and when it goes free.Image Credit: Apple"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is no.....»»
Do the Black Friday e-bike deals change the price/performance equation?
Some of the bikes we've looked at over the last couple of years are now on sale. Enlarge (credit: Velotric) Over the last couple of years, some of your intrepid Ars staff have been trying out a very broad range of e-bike.....»»
Skunks" warning stripes less prominent where predators are sparse, study finds
Striped skunks are less likely to evolve with their famous and white markings where the threat of predation from mammals is low, scientists from the University of Bristol, Montana and Long Beach, California have discovered......»»
Alexa adds new features to help with your holiday shopping
Amazon is rolling out new features to Alexa, allowing you to scan handwritten shopping lists to the app and get instant access to the best deals......»»
Is fear of sharks being overblown?
"Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water...." It's one of the most famous taglines in film history, immortalizing sharks as ruthless predators. But beyond the horror generated by Spielberg's "Jaws" series, a persistent fear of shar.....»»
Study reveals how salinity affects El Niño diversity
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest year-to-year climate variability in the planet, famous for prominent surface warming in the equatorial eastern Pacific known as an El Niño event......»»
How to think about a four-dimensional universe
In Einstein's famous theory of relativity the concepts of immutable space and time aren't just put aside, they're explicitly and emphatically rejected. Space and time are now woven into a coexisting fabric. That is to say, we truly live in a four-dim.....»»
Is anything absolute with relativity?
The theory of relativity is at once simple and elegant but also maddeningly nonintuitive. There's no need to get into the full guts and glory of that theory here, but there is one feature of Einstein's work that takes center stage, and would eventual.....»»
How Einstein"s daydream of light created relativity
Einstein's fascination with light, considered quirky at the time, would lead him down the path to a brand new theory of physics......»»
"The Marvels" mid-credit scene features two extra special cameos
"The Marvels" mid-credits scene introduces characters from one of Marvel's most famous super teams. (No, not the Avengers.) How are you feeling after seeing The Marvels? X-cited? X-static? X-hulted? Okay, okay, I'll stop with the X jokes. But y.....»»
Would matrix mechanics win recognition today?
Albert Einstein, best known for his work in relativity, won the Nobel Prize for his formula for the photoelectric effect, which often surprises modern physicists. He's not the only physicist whose Nobel award misaligns with the winner's modern claim-.....»»