PHYSICS & MATHSome historians suggest that the ancient Assyrians invented a unique lens to focus light from distant objects. Read the article to learn more.
Scientists reported measurement of seven rare high-energy neutrinos using 9.7-year of data from the first gigaton neutrino detector ever built. Check this article to learn more.
New study suggests that laser excitation of thorium-229 nucleus could prove that classical quantum physics and nuclear physics can actually be combined. Find out more about it in this article.
At the Puerto Rico Trench, gravity has been found to be very low, making it the biggest negative gravity anomaly on our planet. Read the article to learn more.
Experts have discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles called skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s. Find out more about it in this article.
One isotope of xenon has a half-life of about 18 sextillion years, making it the longest half-life ever directly measured in a radioactive substance. Read the article to learn more.
Experts at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have developed a new strategy in an attempt to harness fusion reaction to produce electricity. Find out more about it in this article.
For the first time, physicists have visualized the direct evidence of a strange kind of matter made entirely of electrons. Check this article to learn more.
British physicist Peter Higgs passed away at the age of 94. Continue reading to learn more. Peter Higgs Dies at 94: Late Nobel Prize Physicist Was Behind the 'God Particle' (Photo : Wikimedia Commons/Bengt Nyman) Another brilliant scientist had passed away.