On 3 September 1821, Faraday observed the circular rotation of a wire as it was attracted and repelled by magnetic poles. In 1820, the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted had noticed the peculiar behavior of a compass near a charged wire. Building …
Quantum of solace: even physicists are still scratching their heads | Letters
Readers respond to an editorial about understanding quantum theory and defining the laws of physicsYour editorial on quantum physics (30 August) starts with a quote from Richard Feynman – “nobody understands quantum mechanics” – and then says “that is …
New evidence shows this uranium cube is likely relic of Nazi A-bomb program
New methods could eventually be used to track illicit trafficking of nuclear material.
I have no idea how these cats got wedged into acrylic squares, or why.
Hiding Images in Plain Sight: The Physics Of Magic Windows. Engineer Matt Ferraro shows how to make transparent acrylic squares with holographic images embedded in them.
Study: Ants create stable tunnels in nests, much like humans play Jenga
Caltech scientists used X-ray imaging to capture physics of underground anthills.
MIT scientists reveal why water drops move faster on a hot, oil-coated surface
Twist on the “Leidenfrost effect” could one day be used in microfluidics applications
Study: These ancient straight-shelled cephalopods lived the vertical life
Using virtual and 3D-printed models can “de-fossilize” creatures of the past.
There’s new evidence of a large cold spot partly causing dimming of Betelgeuse
Analysis used new technique for determining effective temperatures of red supergiants
Let there be light
Physicists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Matter Generated by Collisions of Light.
If you smash some photons together with enough energy you get matter!!!!
Go figure.
Physicists discover new kind of tetraquark—the longest-lived yet found
The new particle has two charmed quarks, one up antiquark, and one down antiquark.