Greenwald Limit Exceeds Twice Its Capacity; Plasma and Fusion Reaction Can Produce More Energy Than Previously Thought

PHYSICS & MATH 05.18.2022 05:20 AM

A new study from EPFL revealed that the ITER tokamak could surpass its limits and create more energy than previous calculations. Learn more about how the process works.

Movement of Raindrops on Car Windshield Has Scientific Explanation As Gravity Forces Cause Them to Move

03.24.2022 11:00 AM

Physicists have a scientific explanation for the movement of raindrops on a car windshield. Learn about the role of forces from gravity in such a movement.

Dark Matter Evidence: ‘Anti-Universe' Running Backward Through Time and Mirrors Our Cosmos Might Exist

03.22.2022 09:00 AM

Experts theorize that an 'anti-universe' exists along with our cosmos. Read more about what this theory states, and what it means to our own universe.

Physics Reveal How Fire Ant Rafts Can Help Design Robots That Fix Damaged Spots

03.03.2022 13:47 PM

Fire ant rafts can help devise robots that will work together to fix damaged spots. Find out how the rafts, through treadmilling transform to become beneficial.

DeepMind Applies AI for EPFL Plasma Control and Nuclear Fusion Studies

02.17.2022 05:11 AM

EPFL Swiss Plasma Center and Google's DeepMind improves plasma configuration and nuclear fusion studies through deep-learning AI simulations.

Einstein’s Quantum Mechanics: Researchers Suggest New Definition for Charge Conservation and Entropy

02.07.2022 11:41 AM

A team of researchers at Kyoto University's Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics has now suggested a novel method to a problem by defining energy to integrate the idea of entropy.

What Causes Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones? Juno Links Earth's Oceanography To Jovian Storms

01.10.2022 23:35 PM

Cyclones spotted 500 million miles distant on Jupiter's big planet resemble patterns seen in Earth's ocean.

Martine Rothblatt Named 2021 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award Winner

12.27.2021 12:37 PM

Martine Rothblatt named 2021 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award Winner. The Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award is annually bestowed upon a respected scientist or public figure who has warned of a future fraught with dangers and encouraged measures to prevent them.

Photon Split Into Halves, Which “Nobody Believed Existed,” Shows New Approach in Physics to See and Understand Light

12.13.2021 23:40 PM

When an Italian physicist suggested that electrons could be divided into halves almost 100 years ago, the revolutionary notion was largely underappreciated. It now serves as the foundation of physics.

NASA Telescope Sees Merger of Two Black Holes That Could Cast Doubt on Laws of Physics

11.27.2021 21:23 PM

Scientists have discovered light emanating from the merger of two black holes in the furthest reaches of the galaxy, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon.

Twisting Nanoparticle Light Through Musical Instruments; Physics Researchers Discover New Physical Effect Linked to Interactions Between Materials

09.20.2021 08:08 AM

Researchers discovered a new physical impact relative to the interactions between light and twisted materials, an impact that's possible to have consequences for developing new nanotechnologies in communications

Dark Energy Detected? Unexplained Finding Shows This Comprise 68% of the Universe While 27% Is Dark Matter

09.16.2021 05:58 AM

Researchers have suggested some unexplained findings from the XENON1T experiment conducted in Italy may have resulted from dark energy, rather than the dark matter this said investigation was originally designed to identify.

Physics Behind Walking With Cup of Coffee on Hand Without Spillage; Can It Be Applied to Soft Robotics?

09.08.2021 00:50 AM

Unknown to many, there is a lot of physics behind walking with a cup of coffee on hand and preventing it from spilling. Now, scientists want to use the mechanism behind in various fields, like soft robotics.

Can Fluid-Like Electrons Really Behave Like Liquids While Flowing in a Novel Metal? Here's What Scientists Claim

09.06.2021 22:06 PM

A new research found that the motion of electrons in a novel metallic specimen flows in the same way water flows in a pipe, essentially shifting from particle-like to fluid-like dynamics.

Nobel Prize Winner Steven Weinberg Dies at 88; Here's How He Made Scientific Contributions

07.26.2021 10:04 AM

His discoveries contributed to a better understanding of the fundamental forces at work in the cosmos, and his book "The First Three Minutes" took ordinary readers back to the beginning.

Momentum on Planetary Scale: What Happens When Earth Suddenly Stops Spinning?

07.25.2021 00:33 AM

Perhaps shortly after mankind knew that the Earth rotates on its axis, other people began wondering: "What happens if the Earth just stops spinning?"

Why Do Asteroids and Comets Have Weird Shape? The Reason Behind Moon and Star's Spherical Shape Explained

07.16.2021 23:10 PM

Have you ever wondered why celestial objects in our universe, such a stars and planets, have spherical shape? What causes the round formation of these massive bodies?

11-Year-Old College Graduate Plans to Change Body Parts With Machines to Become "Immortal"

07.09.2021 10:34 AM

At 11 years old, Laurent Simons became the second youngest college graduate with a degree in physics. He said that his goal is immortality by replacing body parts with mechanical parts.

New Open-Source Software Checks Quantum Annealers, Including Noise and Qubits

07.06.2021 07:10 AM

Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed new open-source software that could evaluate quantum annealers down to the individual qubit level aside from also characterizing noise.

A New Model Better Captures the Forces Behind A Tsunami

06.22.2021 02:51 AM

A tsunami, as we know it, is often caused by earthquakes that occur under the ocean. However, there are other factors and events that could cause this destructive tidal wave.

Solar Physicists Confirmed Planetary Hypothesis Through Sun's Clock

06.15.2021 05:30 AM

A new solar study supports the possibility of the planetary hypothesis through the push and pulls between the sun and the planet's magnetic field, also known as the sun's clock.