New material has been maintaining high stability of the rover Zhurong on China's Tianwen-1 probe, according to the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researchers fro… [+1420 chars]
University of Chicago physicists have invented a "quantum flute" that, like the Pied Piper, can coerce particles of light to move together in a way that's never been seen before. Described in two st… [+3991 chars]
In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his magnum opus, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which effectively synthesized his theories on motion, velocity, and universal gravitation. In terms o… [+10666 chars]
Carbon has numerous allotropes owing to its ability to form various bonds through orbital hybridization. Among all the allotropes, graphite and diamond (with sp2 and sp3 hybridization, respectively) … [+22772 chars]
A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks from the surface of an active volcano on the Sicilian east coast, and he did so whi… [+3859 chars]
Surveying the cosmos from its isolated position in Antarctica, a collaborative project aims to reveal insights about the universes beginnings. In summer at the South Pole, which lasts from November … [+7752 chars]
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The fate of hundreds of frogs that died 45 million years ago in an ancient swamp has long baffled scientists studying how they met their demise. Now, researchers say the swamp likely acted as a sex d… [+2178 chars]
A cornerstone of any science lab, microscopes are now more affordable than ever, and offer plenty of additional features, too. Some offer LCD displays, while others, like this microscope kit from Beb… [+2060 chars]
LISTEN HERE This podcast is part of a series of pieces that Physics Magazine is publishing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery. See also: News Feature: The Era of Higgs Ph… [+1750 chars]
Published: 9:30pm, 6 Jul, 2022 Updated: 10:01pm, 6 Jul, 2022
