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Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...
Have you heard or read about the Axial Seamount? The Axial is an underwater volcano located approximately 480 kilometers ...
An invisible force has long eluded detection within the halls of the world’s most famous particle accelerator—until now.
A material that emits less energy than it absorbs has the potential to save some of the sunlight wasted by solar collectors.
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Balls of steel make sonic boom
I tested dropping solid steel balls, and the sound they made was like a mini sonic boom! The impact was wild — here’s what ...
New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the ...
A new study published in The Innovation highlights the launch of Haishao-1 (HS-1), China's first low-inclination orbit ...
As part of its commitment to sustainable and smart mobility, the SCE department has launched a hitchhiking pilot. Beginning on Monday 16 June 2025, this initiative encourages voluntary shared ...
Quantum tunnelling — when a particle skips through a barrier that classical physics would forbid — happens faster when objects have less energy, find physicists who worked out a way to probe photons ...
It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient ...
A new material developed at Penn State defies a fundamental law of physics, opening doors to highly efficient solar cells.
You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...