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This Tiny Nuclear Battery Could Last for Thousands of Years Without Charging

The radiocarbon battery is supposed to be safe for everyday operations.

Physicists just explained why the pop of a beer bottle sounds so perfect

A high-speed peek into what really happens when your beer bottle goes “pop.”

Physicists Think They've Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth's Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work

A wacky-looking hollow device is giving perpetual motion machine vibes.

Did WWI Dazzle Camouflage Actually Work? Scientists Revisit a 105-Year-Old Experiment to Find Out

Painting ships like zebras was a bold move, but it likely didn't fool U-boats. Something else worked though.

New Organic Semiconductor That Spirals Electrons Like a Corkscrew Could Lead to Brighter, More Energy-Efficient Screens

The technology could be applied to not just screens but also quantum computing and spintronics.

Black Holes Might Not Be Cosmic Dead-Ends But Rather the Beginning Of White Holes

From black holes to white holes. Who would've thought?

Physicist Claims Gravity Might Emerge From Entropy. Could This Unite Quantum Mechanics and Gravity?

A novel theory could finally bridge the gap between quantum physics and general relativity.

Physicists Say Time's Arrow Could Move in Two Directions at Once

The Universe doesn't care which direction time flows in.

What would happen if a (small) black hole passed through your body?

Imagine a supervillain attacking you with his unique superpower of creating small black holes. An invisible force zips through your body at unimaginable speed. You feel no push, no heat, yet, deep inside your body, atoms momentarily shift in response to the gravitational pull of something tiny yet immensely dense — a primordial black hole […]

This Carbon-14 Radioactive Diamond Battery Could Last Longer Than Human Civilization

A tiny diamond battery could power devices for thousands of years.

Packed Festival Crowds Aren't Chaotic — They Form Living Vortices, Which Can Be Predicted with Physics

The physics of crows explains why they sometimes move like waves.

Why Your Pasta Pot Always Has That Strange Salt Ring Inside

Researchers uncover the physics of how salt forms patterns in boiling water.

Scientists discover a third type of magnetism that could make some electronics 1,000 times faster

Altermagnetism could transform electronics, offering faster, more efficient, and sustainable alternatives to traditional magnetic materials.

Did America really split the atom? New Zealand and the UK would like to have a word

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant mind of Ernest Rutherford, the true father of nuclear physics.

The Earth's Mantle is Far More Dynamic and Chaotic Than We Thought

The Earth's mantle isn't just a hot, dense layer of rock; it's a dynamic and diverse engine driving our planet's geology.

Scientists Use Math to Show New Type of Particles Once Considered Impossible Might Be Real

Researchers uncover new particle behaviors that break the two-type mold of quantum mechanics.

Scientists Uncover the Ideal Physique for Keeping a Hula Hoop Spinning

The science of hula hooping offers insights into energy, robotics, and human movement.

Why Winter Smells So Fresh: The Science Behind the Seasonal Aroma

Ever noticed how winter air smells so uniquely crisp and fresh? It’s not just your imagination.

The Magnetic North Pole Has Shifted Again. Here’s Why It Matters

The magnetic North pole is now closer to Siberia than it is to Canada, and scientists aren't sure why.

Mars Dust Storms Can Engulf Entire Planet, Shutting Down Rovers and Endangering Astronauts — Now We Know Why

Warm days may ignite the Red Planet’s huge dust storms.

The Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Breaking Physics and JWST’s New Data Makes It Worse

New data confirms a puzzling rift in the universe's expansion rate.

The explosive secret behind the squirting cucumber is finally out

Scientists finally decode the secret mechanism that has been driving the peculiar seed dispersion action of squirting cucumber.

Mysterious eerie blue lights erupt during avalanche — and no one is sure why

Could this be triboluminescence at scale?

In 1911, Einstein wrote a letter to Marie Curie, telling her to ignore the haters

The gist of it is simple: "ignore the trolls".

Scientists Turn a Quantum Computer Into a Time Crystal That Never Stops

Quantum computing meets the timeless oscillation of time crystals in a breakthrough experiment.

China Buids the World’s Most Powerful Hypergravity Facility. It Can Simulate Gravity 1,900 Times Stronger Than Earth's

Chinese scientists now have access to the world's most powerful hypergravity facility.

Scientists Reveal What a Single Photon Really Looks Like for the First Time

The shape of a photon Is finally revealed by physicists.

Scientists Capture the X-ray Fingerprint of a Single Atom for the First Time — And This Could Change Everything

The achievement has potential implications from medicine to materials science.

New Liquid Metal Tech Outperforms Existing Solutions by 72%

This new material promises to cut data center cooling costs and emissions.

New Octopus-Inspired Adhesive Grips Slippery Objects With Ease Even Underwater

Whether you want to hold onto rough or soft jelly-like surfaces, this adhesive has got your back.

MIT Scientists Use Quantum Physics to Protect Sensitive Data in AI Models

Researchers use quantum mechanics to protect data in deep-learning computations.

A Brazilian Scientist Just Discovered the Perfect Beer Glass to Keep Your Drink Cold Longer — And It's Not A Pint

The most effective beer glass design at keeping beer cold must have a wide opening.

The fascinating history (and science) of the freezing of Niagara Falls

Niagara doesn't completely freeze, per se. But big chunks of it

Scientists may have found clues to a mysterious fifth force of nature hidden in an ancient asteroid

An asteroid's orbit may reveal an invisible fifth force that could rewrite the rules of physics.

Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped 41,000 Years Ago. Now You Can Hear It — And It's Otherworldly

Scientists have turned a 41,000-year-old magnetic reversal into a haunting soundscape.

Taste of 6G: Scientists achieve wireless data transmission over 9,000 times faster than 5G

It's a glimpse of what could be possible with 6G.

Scientists found a way to make sound travel in only one direction

This breakthrough could be translated to electromagnetic waves, with important implications for radar tech.

Scientists discover “negative time” in bizarre quantum experiment where photons exit atoms before entering

An experiment found photons can exit a material before entering it: a paradoxical evidence of "negative time".

U2 spy plane finds thunderstorms generate gamma rays all the time

Astonishingly, 9 out of 10 of the studied thunderstorms produced gamma rays.

The Universe’s Structure May Be 'Smoother' Than Expected, Raising Big Questions for the Standard Model of Cosmology

We may be on the cusp of finally breaking the standard model of cosmology.

Physicists Observe Entangled Top Quarks for the First Time

Scientists at CERN have measured quantum entanglement in quarks at record energy levels.

Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Is Surprisingly Scientifically Accurate, Mirroring Complex Atmospheric Physics

The Dutch artist captured complex turbulent flow behavior decades before scientists formally described them.

Scientists Inch Closer to World's First Nuclear Clock — A New Tool to Probe the Mysteries of the Universe

Researchers take a step closer to the world's most precise clock, with implications beyond timekeeping.

From hazy ouzo to clear math: the science behind a milky mystery

The ouzo effect is more than just a party trick. It's a complex interplay of chemistry and physics.

New Experiment Could Solve One of Physics' Biggest Mysteries: The Graviton

Scientists may now finally have a way to prove gravitons — the force carriers of gravity — exist.

Scientists Develop World's Fastest Microscope — It's So Fast It Can Capture Electrons Moving

The new microscope captures the fleeting motions of electrons with unprecedented precision, revealing the hidden dynamics of the subatomic world.

Rube Goldberg: The beautiful and timeless appeal of complex, useless contraptions

Beyond their entertainment values, these complex machines offer a unique insight into physics and human engineering.

Richard Feynman explains the scientific method in 10 minutes

Feynman was not only one of the most accomplished physicists in history. He was an amazing teacher.

Scientists Have Turned to Mayonnaise to Solve One of Nuclear Fusion’s Biggest Problems

Scientists are using mayonnaise to crack the code of nuclear fusion, bringing us closer to a future powered by clean, limitless energy.

Scientists uncover the physics behind paper cuts. Here are the types of paper most likely to cut you

New research reveals why certain paper is more likely to cause cuts.

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