Peering into mirror nuclei, physicists see unexpected pairings
The atomic nucleus is a busy place. Its constituent protons and neutrons occasionally collide, and briefly fly apart with high momentum before snapping back together like the two ends of a stretched rubber band. Using a new technique, physicists stud.....»»
NASA"s MAVEN observes the disappearing solar wind
In December 2022, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected "disappearance" of a stream of charged particles constantly emanating off the sun, known as the solar wind. This was caused by a spec.....»»
An unexpected company just raised the bar for smartphone cameras
Tecno, which makes desirable phones on a budget, is taking a new approach to variable aperture and liquid lens tech for smartphone cameras......»»
A superconducting junction made from a single 2D material promises to harness strange new physics
Physicists at RIKEN have developed an electronic device that hosts unusual states of matter, which could one day be useful for quantum computation......»»
Physicists "entangle" individual molecules for the first time, hastening possibilities for quantum computing
For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states that are quantum mechanically "entangled." In these bizarre states, the molecules remain correlated with each other—and can.....»»
A novel microscope operates on the quantum state of single electrons
Physicists at the University of Regensburg have found a way to manipulate the quantum state of individual electrons using a microscope with atomic resolution. The results of the study have now been published in the journal Nature......»»
Optical data storage breakthrough increases capacity of diamonds by circumventing the diffraction limit
Physicists at The City College of New York have developed a technique with the potential to enhance optical data storage capacity in diamonds. This is possible by multiplexing the storage in the spectral domain. The research by Richard G. Monge and T.....»»
Unexpected discovery at the air-water interface for CO₂ reaction impacting geophysical and biological cycles
Ocean acidification, mammal respiration, and aerosol formation all depend on chemistry that occurs at air-water interfaces. In new research, scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discover.....»»
Hearst’s unexpected video game acquisition is great news for Wordle fans
Hearst Newspapers is taking a bite out of the New York Times' puzzle pie by acquiring its best competitor, Puzzmo......»»
A method to resolve quantum interference between photoionization pathways with attosecond resolution
The field of attosecond physics was established with the mission of exploring light–matter interactions at unprecedented time resolutions. Recent advancements in this field have allowed physicists to shed new light on the quantum dynamics of charge.....»»
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......»»
Here’s what’s actually going on in that viral ‘glitch in the matrix’ iPhone mirror picture
If you’ve spent any time on social media over the last several days, you’ve probably seen this viral image. It was first posted on Instagram by comedian Tessa Coates, who can be seen in a bridal shop standing in front of two mirrors. In the image.....»»
The best Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel right now
Check out our list of the best Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel right now, including An Unexpected Christmas and Write Before Christmas......»»
A bride-to-be discovers a reality-bending mistake in Apple"s computational photography
A U.K. woman was photographed standing in a mirror where her reflections didn't match, but not because of a glitch in the Matrix. Instead, it's a simple iPhone computational photography mistake.Thanks to technological advancements, photography has co.....»»
Vera Rubin telescope will generate a mind-boggling amount of data, say astronomers
When the Vera C. Rubin Observatory comes online in 2025, it will be one of the most powerful tools available to astronomers, capturing huge portions of the sky every night with its 8.4-meter mirror and 3.2-gigapixel camera. Each image will be analyze.....»»
Study shows unexpected expansion of rare earth element mining activities in Myanmar-China border region
As the demand for rare earth elements increases world-wide, so too do the mining activities associated with rare earth element extraction. Rare earth elements are listed as 15 elements on the periodic table constituting what is known as the lanthanid.....»»
A bride to be discovers a reality bending mistake in Apple"s computational photography
A U.K. woman was photographed standing in a mirror where her reflections didn't match, but not because of a glitch in the Matrix. Instead, it's a simple iPhone computational photography mistake.iPhone 15Thanks to technological advancements, photograp.....»»
Pickier dogs found to have pickier brains
Dogs' food preferences are mirrored in their brain activity, particularly within their caudate nuclei -a brain region associated with reward processing, a new study combining behavioral and neuroimaging data by researchers from the Department of Etho.....»»
Study suggests nature may have had a hand in shaping Great Sphinx of Giza
A trio of experimental physicists and applied mathematicians at New York University has found evidence that Egypt's Great Sphinx of Giza may have originated as a natural formation. For their study, published in the journal Physical Review Fluids, Sam.....»»
Scientists propose new method to search for deviations from the Standard Model of physics
In the search for new particles and forces in nature, physicists are on the hunt for behaviors within atoms and molecules that are forbidden by the tried-and-true Standard Model of particle physics. Any deviations from this model could indicate what.....»»
Theoretical work indicates that the future Electron Ion Collider can be used to measure the shape of atomic nuclei
Scientists have developed a new way to study the shapes of atomic nuclei and their internal building blocks. The method relies on modeling the production of certain particles from high-energy collisions of electrons with nuclear targets. Such collisi.....»»