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How Photovoltaic Panels Work (Very Weakly) At Night

Photovoltaic panels that can work off the difference between the temperature of the ground and the n...

18 May 2022

How Photovoltaic Panels Work (Very Weakly) At Night

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A Change In The Physics Of The Universe Killed Off The Dinosaurs, Professor Of Physics Suggests

According to the theory, around 100 million years ago the values of physics changed....

12 May 2022

A Change In The Physics Of The Universe Killed Off The Dinosaurs, Professor Of Physics Suggests

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World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Is Now Colder Than Outer Space

The LCLS-II is now ready to begin operations....

11 May 2022

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Is Now Colder Than Outer Space

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We May Have A New Definition Of The Second By 2030

Thanks to ultraprecise optical atomic clocks, get ready to meet the new second....

04 May 2022

We May Have A New Definition Of The Second By 2030

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There May Be A Fast Way To Observe This Never-Before-Seen Quantum Effect

Unruh radiation, theorized to be produced by accelerating objects in a vacuum, has never been observ...

28 Apr 2022

There May Be A Fast Way To Observe This Never-Before-Seen Quantum Effect

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Time Travel Could Be Possible, But Only With Parallel Timelines

Is time travel really possible in our universe, or is it just science fiction?...

26 Apr 2022

Time Travel Could Be Possible, But Only With Parallel Timelines

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Large Hadron Collider Restarted And Immediately Breaks World Record

The Large Hadron Collider has restarted after a shutdown of almost three years, with some of its ins...

25 Apr 2022

Large Hadron Collider Restarted And Immediately Breaks World Record

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Time Might Not Exist, According To Physicists And Philosophers – But That’s Okay

The non-existence of time is an open possibility in physics....

25 Apr 2022

Time Might Not Exist, According To Physicists And Philosophers – But That’s Okay

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Secure Quantum Communications Over 100 Kilometres Breaks Records For Accuracy And Distance

Quantum secure direct communication offers a way to send private messages without using encryption k...

19 Apr 2022

Secure Quantum Communications Over 100 Kilometres Breaks Records For Accuracy And Distance

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Rare Namibian Gemstone Makes Light-Based Quantum Computers Possible

A Rydberg polariton, a step towards quantum simulators, 100 times larger than any before has been ma...

18 Apr 2022

Rare Namibian Gemstone Makes Light-Based Quantum Computers Possible

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W Boson Mass Is Higher Than Predicted – The Biggest Observed Deviation In Particle Physics

Data from Fermilab show that the W Boson mass is higher than what has been predicted by the standard...

07 Apr 2022

W Boson Mass Is Higher Than Predicted – The Biggest Observed Deviation In Particle Physics

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Bubbles Popping Can Sometime Emit Light – And Quantum Mechanics Appears To Be Behind It

Sonoluminescence appears to produce light that is uniquely quantum in new observations....

06 Apr 2022

Bubbles Popping Can Sometime Emit Light – And Quantum Mechanics Appears To Be Behind It

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Record-Breaking Rare Radioactive Decay Spotted From Pumpkin-Shaped Atomic Nucleus

Physicists report the shortest ever measured half-life for a proton emitting isotope....

06 Apr 2022

Record-Breaking Rare Radioactive Decay Spotted From Pumpkin-Shaped Atomic Nucleus

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The Magic And Mystery Of Turbulence

What is turbulence? What makes it so bewildering? And more to the point – what makes it so endlessly...

06 Apr 2022

The Magic And Mystery Of Turbulence

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Have You Seen The Water Jenga Video Doing The Rounds On Twitter? Here's How It Works

Got two cups and some liquid? Why not witness the wonder of surface tension in a game of Water Jenga...

04 Apr 2022

Have You Seen The Water Jenga Video Doing The Rounds On Twitter? Here's How It Works

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Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich? April Fools Physics Paper Actually Has An Answer

In a new paper, researchers jokingly (and scientifically) argue how every food can be classified as ...

01 Apr 2022

Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich? April Fools Physics Paper Actually Has An Answer

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Tokaimura Criticality Accident: What Happened To One Of The Most Irradiated Humans In History?

A terrible incident unfolded in Tokaimura, Japan, on 30 September 1999 when the country’s worst nucl...

31 Mar 2022

Tokaimura Criticality Accident: What Happened To One Of The Most Irradiated Humans In History?

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Record-Breaking Qubit Storage Brings Quantum Telecommunication Closer

The storage time for a qubit has been expanded forty-fold to 20 milleseconds by applying a weak magn...

23 Mar 2022

Record-Breaking Qubit Storage Brings Quantum Telecommunication Closer

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In 1997, Scientists Made A Frog Levitate

A levitating frog took the world by storm in 1997, as scientists made it float using magnets....

22 Mar 2022

In 1997, Scientists Made A Frog Levitate

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Is Information The Fifth State Of Matter? Physicist Aims To Prove It Is

A physicist from the University of Portsmouth has devised an experiment to prove that information is...

22 Mar 2022

Is Information The Fifth State Of Matter? Physicist Aims To Prove It Is

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