Researchers find that Laser Light can Create Shadows
Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies…
Physics
Ultra-bright Gamma Rays are Produced by Nonlinear Compton Scattering Using a Multi-petawatt Laser
A team of researchers has successfully demonstrated nonlinear Compton scattering (NCS) between an ultra-relativistic electron beam and an ultrahigh intensity laser pulse using the 4-Petawatt…
Difference between Mass and Weight
Weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass and can vary depending on the strength of the gravitational field. Mass is a measure…
Difference between Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
Potential energy is the energy stored in any object or system due to the position or arrangement of its parts. It is, however, unaffected by…
Nobel Prize 2024 in Physics for Work on Machine Learning
The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their fundamental discoveries in machine learning, which paved the…
In Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diamond Dust Shines Brightly
A scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart was taken aback by an unexpected discovery: nanometer-sized diamond particles, intended for a…
Wavefunction Matching to Solve Quantum many-body Issues
Quantum physics and quantum chemistry both rely heavily on strongly interacting systems. Monte Carlo simulations, for example, are a well-established method for studying complex systems.…
A Rudimentary Quantum Internet with Great Potential
It’s one thing to imagine a quantum internet that might convey hacker-proof information throughout the world using photons overlaid in various quantum states. It’s quite…
New Work Expands the Thermodynamic Theory of Computation
Physicists and computer scientists have lately expanded on the contemporary theory of computational thermodynamics. The researchers combine methodologies from statistical physics and computer science to…
Scientists Investigate the Quantum Nature of Gravity
A recent study describes a profound new investigation into the border between gravity and quantum mechanics, employing ultra-high energy neutrino particles observed by a particle…
Magnetic Coupling
Magnetic coupling is the technique of transferring energy from one magnetic field to another using induction. It is a component that transmits torque from one…
Linear Elasticity – a key topic in solid mechanics
Linear elasticity is a key topic in solid mechanics, specifically the study of materials’ mechanical behavior. It is a mathematical model that describes how solid…
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