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How a futuristic material is able to change its properties from soft to rigid, and back again
Materials that can change their physical properties would be suitable for many purposes. (Shutterstock) Damiano Pasini, McGill University…
(Accidentally) Confirming Quantum Principles
In the 1920s, Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach conducted an experiment that accidentally confirmed the existence of quantum…
Astronomers Unravel Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Dark Matter
At a Glance In a groundbreaking discovery, the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo have identified a group…
New Study Explores Teleparallel Gravity to Unravel Universe Expansion Mysteries
At a Glance In a recent study, scientists have delved into teleparallel gravity, aiming to unravel the mysteries…
Breakthrough Discovery Reveals Simplified Method for Extracting π
At a Glance Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have made a groundbreaking discovery while exploring…
Black Holes Exist. Are There “White” Ones?
Black holes, white holes, and wormholes are concepts that arise from Einstein’s general theory of relativity. While black…
Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light
Galaxy cluster, left, with ring of dark matter visible, right. NASA Andrea Gallo Rosso, Stockholm University A ghost…
The planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ is random and chaotic, but could it exist?
The three-body problem is a familiar puzzle in astrophysics. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Note: The following article…
The (Actual) Truth About CERN
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a massive underground science experiment located on the border between France and…
Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains
Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb…