Modern cosmology is built on three theoretical pillars: special relativity, Newtonian gravity, and quantum mechanics. Each is supported by considerable experimental evidence, but each describes the physical world in a way that contradicts the other two. Quantum theory describes a small. Objects that are driven by electromagnetic forces, both strong and weak. The dim world … Read more
Inside Short New research from Caltech and Oratomic suggests that fault-tolerant quantum computers may only need 10,000-20,000 qubits—much fewer than previously thought—which could speed up times up to this decade. The team has developed highly efficient quantum error correction systems using systems of neutral atoms, reducing the number of physical qubits from 1,000 to five. … Read more
At its most important, science often challenges logic. And the new discovery may be the most absurd of all: water breaks. A recent paper in Physical Review Letters, “Unexpected Fracture of Solids in Soft Liquids,” reports exactly that—when liquids are stretched with enough force, a supposedly liquid material breaks like a solid. Research suggests that … Read more
Scientists may have invented a night vision laser. Our incredible progress as a society has been increasing exponentially in recent years. When a team of scientists did it The chip is too thin to study invisible light of the world, they have mistakenly created something else entirely, the evergreen tree. How can this new invention … Read more
We may finally know what created the cosmic rhythms in the early Universe. According to information from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the origin of free-flying photons in the early universe were small clusters of young stars that burst into life, removing the fog of smooth hydrogen that filled the interstellar space. A … Read more
As water cools, its behavior becomes more surprising from a physics point of view, and researchers looking for an explanation have discovered something new: a previously hidden “point” that appears in supercooled water that doesn’t freeze. By varying pressure and temperature, scientists can keep liquid water below the normal ice surface. Previous studies have shown … Read more
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a black hole: A region of space with such a strong magnetic field that nothing or radiation (including light) can escape. cancer: Any of more than 100 different diseases, each characterized by rapid, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. The progression and growth of cancer, also known as malignancies, can lead to swelling, pain and death. … Read more
It is not often that astronomers can see large changes in the brightness of a galaxy within a few years. Most galaxies change in brightness (and other properties) over millions or billions of years. So, when images of the distant 10-billion-light-year galaxy J0218-0036 showed that it dimmed to a twentieth of its previous brightness in … Read more
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