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New Clock May End Time As We Know It
Scientists working to create the perfect atomic clock have a fundamental problem: Right now, on the ceiling, time is passing just a bit faster than it is on the floor.
Scientists working to create the perfect atomic clock have a fundamental problem: Right now, on the ceiling, time is passing just a bit faster than it is on the floor.
No, you cant fly over a rainbow that would break the laws of physics
Reports that a passenger photographed a rainbow from her plane are mistaken. The colours are caused by polarisation
Reports that a passenger photographed a rainbow from her plane are mistaken. The colours are caused by polarisation
Physics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014, 8:11am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014, 8:11am
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Fresh hints of dark matter at Milky Way's core
The discovery of a third type of light associated with dark matter could strengthen the case that we are seeing a signal of the mysterious stuff
The discovery of a third type of light associated with dark matter could strengthen the case that we are seeing a signal of the mysterious stuff
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014, 8:15am
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Decades-old scientific paper may hold clues to dark matter
Data originally taken for another reason weaken the case for "dark photons"
Data originally taken for another reason weaken the case for "dark photons"
Historic quantum software is run for the first time
Written 20 years ago, the first algorithm to tap into the ultra-fast potential of quantum computing has been run on a real machine at long last
Written 20 years ago, the first algorithm to tap into the ultra-fast potential of quantum computing has been run on a real machine at long last
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2014, 8:16am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2014, 8:16am
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How Building a Black Hole for Interstellar Led to an Amazing Scientific Discovery
Kip Thorne looks into the black hole he helped create and thinks, “Why, of course. That's what it would do.” This particular black hole is a simulation of unprecedented accuracy. It appears to spin at nearly the speed of light, dragging bits of the universe along with it. (That's gravity for you; relativity is superweird.) In theory it was once a star, but instead of fading or exploding, it collapsed like a failed soufflé into a tiny point of inescapable singularity. A glowing ring orbiting the spheroidal maelstrom seems to curve over the top and below the bottom simultaneously.
Kip Thorne looks into the black hole he helped create and thinks, “Why, of course. That's what it would do.” This particular black hole is a simulation of unprecedented accuracy. It appears to spin at nearly the speed of light, dragging bits of the universe along with it. (That's gravity for you; relativity is superweird.) In theory it was once a star, but instead of fading or exploding, it collapsed like a failed soufflé into a tiny point of inescapable singularity. A glowing ring orbiting the spheroidal maelstrom seems to curve over the top and below the bottom simultaneously.
How One Physicist’s Pursuit of the Cosmos Took Off in Antarctica
Francis Halzen’s amazing experiment heralds the beginning of a new era in astronomy
Francis Halzen’s amazing experiment heralds the beginning of a new era in astronomy
Physics
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Dark matter may have been detected streaming from the suns core
First direct detection of dark matter, thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, would be a historic breakthrough
First direct detection of dark matter, thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, would be a historic breakthrough
Physics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project
Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready for use in a decade.
Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready for use in a decade.
Physics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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Two new strange and charming particles appear at LHC
A complicated technique used on LHC data for the first time has revealed two new particles, one of which has a combination of properties never seen before
A complicated technique used on LHC data for the first time has revealed two new particles, one of which has a combination of properties never seen before
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 09, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 09, 2014, 9:15am
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3 Scientists Win Nobel In Physics For Development Of Blue LED
American Shuji Nakamura, and Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan, will share the prize for co-developing a blue light-emitting diode that triggered a revolution in lighting technology.
American Shuji Nakamura, and Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan, will share the prize for co-developing a blue light-emitting diode that triggered a revolution in lighting technology.
Scientists check the engine of cheetahs, animal world's 'Ferrari'
Cheetahs can aptly be called the race cars of the animal kingdom: sleek, graceful and supremely speedy.
Cheetahs can aptly be called the race cars of the animal kingdom: sleek, graceful and supremely speedy.
Gov't mulls unique use for extra nuclear warheads
Some being retained even though they're not needed anymore for national defense; could they save mankind?
Some being retained even though they're not needed anymore for national defense; could they save mankind?
Physics
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 02, 2014, 9:51am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 02, 2014, 9:51am
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Monster neutrino solves cosmic-ray mystery
A cosmic coincidence hints that high-energy neutrinos and superfast cosmic rays both come from the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy
A cosmic coincidence hints that high-energy neutrinos and superfast cosmic rays both come from the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2014, 2:36pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2014, 2:36pm
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"Invisibility cloak" uses lenses to bend light
Experimental device uses an array of lenses to bend light, effectively rendering what is on the other side invisible to the eye
Experimental device uses an array of lenses to bend light, effectively rendering what is on the other side invisible to the eye
Physics
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014, 10:28am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014, 10:28am
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Big Bang ‘Proof’ Might Just Be Space Dust, Study Finds
Ripples in space touted as proof of the Big Bang theory might simply be cosmic interference, a new study finds
Ripples in space touted as proof of the Big Bang theory might simply be cosmic interference, a new study finds
Physics
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Brian Cox: 'Multiverse' makes sense
The presenter and physicist Brian Cox says he supports the idea that many universes may exist.
The presenter and physicist Brian Cox says he supports the idea that many universes may exist.
Physics
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Jetpacks: heres why you dont have one
One of the most common complaints against science is that we dont have jetpacks yet, as was promised. This is not due to the inadequacy of scientists but the restrictions of physics and anatomy, not to mention the fact that jetpacks are a terrible idea
One of the most common complaints against science is that we dont have jetpacks yet, as was promised. This is not due to the inadequacy of scientists but the restrictions of physics and anatomy, not to mention the fact that jetpacks are a terrible idea
Technology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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'Artificial eye' to detect particles
The human eye has inspired physicists to create a processor that can analyse particle collisions 400 times faster than currently possible.
The human eye has inspired physicists to create a processor that can analyse particle collisions 400 times faster than currently possible.
Ambulance-chasing Large Hadron Collider collisions
Ben Allanach on the impure fun of rapid-response physics
Ben Allanach on the impure fun of rapid-response physics
Physics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2014, 7:20am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2014, 7:20am
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Stringy fields may make the universe swell faster
Dark energy's latest guise comes from the world of string theory, and could help bring our universe's chance of existing down to reasonable odds
Dark energy's latest guise comes from the world of string theory, and could help bring our universe's chance of existing down to reasonable odds
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2014, 12:00pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2014, 12:00pm
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Four decades later, workers enter site of "Atomic Man" accident
Crew enters room at Hanford Nuclear Reservation where a 1976 explosion left worker covered with radioactive material
Crew enters room at Hanford Nuclear Reservation where a 1976 explosion left worker covered with radioactive material
Physics
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Spidery forest gadgets catch secret nuclear blasts
Hidden in the Norwegian forest, this huge steel web can sense the inaudible rumble of a nuclear blast or a meteor strike half a world away
Hidden in the Norwegian forest, this huge steel web can sense the inaudible rumble of a nuclear blast or a meteor strike half a world away
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014, 7:38am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014, 7:38am
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Newly Discovered ‘Tetraquark’ Fuels Quantum Feud
Newly discovered particles have incited a fierce debate among experts about the correct picture of matter at the quantum scale.
Newly discovered particles have incited a fierce debate among experts about the correct picture of matter at the quantum scale.
Google Launches Effort to Build Its Own Quantum Computer
Google’s crack at a quantum computer is a bid to change computing forever.Google is about to begin designing and building hardware for a quantum computer, a type of machine that can exploit quantum physics to solve problems that would take a conventional computer millions of years.
Google’s crack at a quantum computer is a bid to change computing forever.Google is about to begin designing and building hardware for a quantum computer, a type of machine that can exploit quantum physics to solve problems that would take a conventional computer millions of years.
Physics
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 04, 2014, 7:44am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 04, 2014, 7:44am
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Fantastically Wrong: The Imaginary Radiation That Shocked Science and Ruined Its ‘Discoverer’
In the winter of 1903, just eight years after the monumental discovery of X-rays, a French scientist by the name of René Blondlot stumbled upon a brand new form of radiation. He called them N-rays, after his town of Nancy, perhaps because naming them R-rays after himself would have been both unwieldy and self-absorbed.
In the winter of 1903, just eight years after the monumental discovery of X-rays, a French scientist by the name of René Blondlot stumbled upon a brand new form of radiation. He called them N-rays, after his town of Nancy, perhaps because naming them R-rays after himself would have been both unwieldy and self-absorbed.
Schrödinger's cat caught on quantum film
The patron animal of quantum theory poses for a unique portrait in which the camera and the sitter don't share a single photon – except by entanglement
The patron animal of quantum theory poses for a unique portrait in which the camera and the sitter don't share a single photon – except by entanglement
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 28, 2014, 8:35am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 28, 2014, 8:35am
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Stephen Hawking's Dazzling Life Becomes A Movie, But What Sort Of Movie?
A new movie turns the physicist into a romantic lead. But how will it handle the not-so-wonderful parts of his marriage? Truthaholics want to know.
A new movie turns the physicist into a romantic lead. But how will it handle the not-so-wonderful parts of his marriage? Truthaholics want to know.
Sweden considers building nuclear reactor for research
The Swedish government is looking at building a nuclear reactor purely for research, although a decision will not be taken until after a general election in September, Swedish daily Dagens Industri reported.
The Swedish government is looking at building a nuclear reactor purely for research, although a decision will not be taken until after a general election in September, Swedish daily Dagens Industri reported.
Physics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 14, 2014, 11:07am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 14, 2014, 11:07am
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Butterfly Shifts From Shabby To Chic With A Tweak Of The Scales
By playing with the physics of wing color, scientists get a glimpse into how butterflies get their colors, and how quickly they can evolve from brown to brilliant.
By playing with the physics of wing color, scientists get a glimpse into how butterflies get their colors, and how quickly they can evolve from brown to brilliant.
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