Mathematicians Transcend a Geometric Theory of Motion
More than 30 years ago, Andreas Floer changed geometry. Now, two mathematicians have finally figured out how to extend his revolutionary perspective......»»
Watch this incredible slow-motion footage of a rocket engine test
The Slow Mo Guys recently used their high-tech camera to capture the awesome power of a rocket engine test, and the results are astonishing......»»
A New Proof Moves the Needle on a Sticky Geometry Problem
A deceptively simple math proposition known as the Kakeya conjecture underpins a tower of other questions in physics, number theory, and harmonic analysis......»»
How to set slow-motion screensavers in macOS Sonoma
Your Mac's lock screen is boring, but in macOS Sonoma, you can add a sense of liveliness to it with the new available screensavers. Here is how to find them and set them up.Lock Screen screensaver in macOS Sonoma"[macOS Sonoma has] stunning new scree.....»»
Dreamy AI-generated geometric scenes mesmerize social media users
"This was the point where AI-generated art passed the Turing Test for me." Enlarge / The original AI-generated spiral village that captivated social media, created using Stable Diffusion and ControlNet. (credit: Ugleh / Stable Di.....»»
Titanic galaxy cluster collision in the early universe challenges standard cosmology
A collision of two massive clusters of galaxies when the universe was half its current age should not have happened according to the standard theory of cosmology, says a new study by an international group of astronomers, including a physicist at the.....»»
Motion of stars near Milky Way"s central black hole is only predictable for a few hundred years
The orbits of 27 stars orbiting closely around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way are so chaotic that researchers cannot predict with confidence where they will be in about 462 years. This finding emerges from simulations by three astronom.....»»
Ecuador to reintroduce species on Galapagos island
Ecuador's government has announced it will spend $3.4 million on reintroducing 12 endemic bird and turtle species that have disappeared from an island in the Galapagos archipelago where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution......»»
The Astronaut Center of China 90-d head-down bed rest: Overview, countermeasures, and effects
When astronauts enter space, they are exposed to weightlessness. Physiological and psychological challenges are waiting ahead. They may have a puffy face and experience space motion sickness, cardiovascular deconditioning, muscle atrophy, and bone lo.....»»
Examining the effect of different geometric porosities on aerodynamic characteristics of supersonic parachutes
The safe landing of the probe is one of the most difficult challenges in Mars exploration, and the Mars supersonic parachute is extremely important for this process. To date, all the successful Mars exploration missions have used disk-gap-band (DGB).....»»
New tech enables scientists to see living cells" organelles in motion at super-high resolution
The research group of Professor Yoav Shechtman from the Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering has developed groundbreaking technology enabling scientists to see dynamic processes in living cells. Their study was published i.....»»
A theory of strong-field non-perturbative physics driven by quantum light
Non-perturbative interactions (i.e., interactions too strong to be described by so-called perturbation theory) between light and matter have been the topic of numerous research studies. Yet the role that quantum properties of light play in these inte.....»»
Game Mode isn"t enough to bring gaming to macOS, and Apple needs to do more
Apple is bringing Game Mode and a porting toolkit to macOS Sonoma. It's a good start, but Apple needs to do far more to attract gamers and game makers to the Mac.Apple Arcade is, in theory, a great concept — Pay one low monthly fee and have unlimit.....»»
Double barrier design proposed to enhance tunneling electroresistance
Based on density functional theory analysis, a research team led by Prof. Zheng Xiaohong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed that the double barrier structure can greatly enhance the tunneling ele.....»»
How old is the universe exactly? A new theory suggests that it"s been around for twice as long as believed
Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models. These models estimate the universe to be 13.8 billion years in age, based on the big-bang expanding universe concept......»»
Scientists confirm decades-old theory of non-uniform distribution of electron density in aromatic molecules
Scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Prague, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Palacký University Olomouc, have once again successfully uncovered the mysteries of the world of molecules and.....»»
Quantum discovery verifies a decades-old theory on how monopoles decay
The field of quantum physics is rife with paths leading to tantalizing new areas of study, but one rabbit hole offers a unique vantage point into a world where particles behave differently—through the proverbial looking glass......»»
Video game adaptations are huge, but will we ever see a great one?
With The Last of Us, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Gran Turismo, video game adaptations came of age in 2023, but they didn't transcend the genre......»»
Oceanic waves represent fundamental challenges in nonlinear science, say mathematicians
The instability of Stokes waves (steady propagating waves on the surface of an ideal fluid with infinite depth) represents a fundamental challenge in the realm of nonlinear science. A team of researchers recently identified the origin of breaking oce.....»»
Samba de Amigo: Party Central review: motion-controlled nostalgia, with a catch
Samba de Amigo: Party Central is dragged down by unreliable motion controls, but that doesn't shut down a fun rhythm party full of eclectic tunes......»»
Here are all the movies that have been pushed back due to the Hollywood strikes
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) still refuses to bargain with Hollywood's striking writers and actors on issues like fair pay and the use of AI in filmmaking — and that refusal is impacting studios' release calen.....»»