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A Jewel-Like Geometric Object Is Challenging The Basic Truths Of Our Universe
Editor's note: This story was first published in Quanta Magazine in September 2013.Physicists have discovered a jewel-like geometric object that dramatically simplifies calculations of particle...
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A Crazy New Theory Suggests That Our Galaxy Is A Giant Worm Hole — Here's...
An international team of scientists have crunched the numbers and discovered something straight out of science-fiction: They claim that the center of our galaxy could host a giant wormhole. Despite...
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Turns Out The Speed Of Light Isn't So Constant After All
Light doesn't always travel at the speed of light. A new experiment reveals that focusing or manipulating the structure of light pulses reduces their speed, even in vacuum conditions.A paper reporting...
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Amazing New Material Is So Water-Resistant That Liquid Bounces Right Off
A pair of scientists at the University of Rochester have transformed average metal into something amazing — a metal with a surface so resistant to water that droplets actually bounce across its...
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Scientists Have Figured Out Why Rain Has A Smell
The source of the smell of rain was one of nature's best-kept secrets — until scientists armed with high-speed cameras got a look at it.After a rainstorm the air is perfumed with a fresh, earthy-mist...
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Here's How Studying Physics Has Helped Elon Musk Find Insights Everybody Else...
When Elon Musk was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, he pursued a dual degree in business and physics."It was an unusual combination,"he told Physics World in 2007, "and I enjoyed the...
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The Science Behind 'Deflategate'
News reports say that 11 of the 12 game balls used by the New England Patriots in their AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts were deflated, showing about 2 pounds per square inch (psi)...
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Freezing Liquid Nitrogen Creates Something Amazing
Nitrogen is the most abundant chemical element in Earth's atmosphere and is crucial for plant growth and reproduction. And yet, it's incredibly boring, clear gas at room temperature.But expose it to...
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A Domino The Size Of A Tic Tac Could Topple A Building
Your typical store-bought dominoes are all of the same size, but what happens when you set up a series so that each is a bit bigger than the last?It won't come as a surprise that they fall just as a...
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Physicists Have Built A Time Machine Simulator
Suppose you traveled back in time and stopped your grandparents from ever meeting.This would create a paradox since you never would have been born if your grandparents never met. You've prevented your...
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The crazy story of how Einstein’s brain was stolen from the hospital and lost...
On April 17, 1955, the greatest scientist of his generation checked himself into Princeton Hospital due to chest pains. By early the next morning, Albert Einstein had died from an abdominal aortic...
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This super-light material can hold 100,000 times its own weight
They may look flimsy, but the materials printed with 3-D printing technology are one-of-a-kind, light-weight and super-strong.Materials engineers at LLNL have created a material with a special 3-D...
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If you tweak Einstein's equations, it looks like the Big Bang never happened
Two physicists are trying to revive one of the great debates of twentieth-century science, arguing that the Big Bang may never have happened. Their work presents a radically different vision of the...
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Scientists just discovered 2 never-before-seen particles, and they're...
Scientists just announced the discovery of two never-before-seen particles hiding inside data collected by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland.The LHC is a 17-mile-long underground tunnel...
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Science answers how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop? Science now has an answer to the famous question asked in the iconic Tootsie Roll Pop commercial: about 1,000. And you can take that...
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Particle accelerator that found the Higgs boson is getting ready for a second...
The particle accelerator, which has been shut for maintenance since 2013, is bigger and better than ever.The Large Hadron Collider will restart this spring following an upgrade to allow it to discover...
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A Yale grad student studying theoretical astrophysics was rejected from UMass...
A Yale University graduate student from Iran was denied admission to the University of Massachusetts after UMass implemented a policy barring Iranian students from studying in certain engineering and...
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The forgotten female physicist who played a crucial role in the Manhattan...
If you think of bespectacled white men like J. Robert Oppenheimer when you think of the Manhattan Project, you're not alone. But you're also missing out on a critical part of the equation.In fact, one...
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Some raindrops fall so fast they seem to break the laws of physics
Some radical raindrops are flouting the rules: The wet-weather drips seem to be breaking a physical speed limit, sometimes falling 10 times faster than they should, scientists have found.Like all...
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The man who designed Victoria’s Secret angel wings will now be designing NASA...
As the era of civilian space travel draws nearer with the successful launch and return of a reusable spacecraft, NASA is now faced with the challenge of creating a lightweight and cost-efficient suit...
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