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IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy
Scientists have detected the first neutrinos from our galaxy. NSF/IceCube Jim Madsen, University of Wisconsin-Madison The South Pole…
Quantum Computers on the Verge of Surpassing Classical Machines, IBM Experiment Shows
A recent experiment by IBM scientists has provided evidence that quantum computers could surpass classical computers in practical…
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists
Most glass is made by melting down soda ash, limestone and quartz sand. gezgin01/iSock via Getty Images John…
Breakthrough in Microscope Technology Boosts Quantum Research
Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, have discovered a method to create single atomic vacancies…
How fast is the Universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions
NASA / ESA / P Kelly Brad E Tucker, Australian National University How did we get here? Where…
Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids
The knife easily leaves swirls in the spread. rimglow/iStock via Getty Images Plus Ted Heindel, Iowa State University…
New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light
Shutterstock Anastasiia Zalogina, Australian National University and Sergey Kruk, Australian National University High-frequency light is useful. The higher…
Nuclear Physicists Observe Strange Matter Formation for the First Time
Scientists have observed how lambda particles, or “strange matter,” are produced using semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS). The…
Researchers Have Created High-speed “Switches” From Fullerenes
A group of international researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo‘s Institute for Solid State Physics, has…
What’s Stopping Protons and Neutrons From Flying Apart?
It’s pretty common to hear the phrase “opposites attract,” and it certainly applies to stuff within the atom.…