Synchronization (History, Uses)
For consistent results, synchronization is designed to be cooperative, requiring that every thread follow the synchronization method before accessing protected resources. It is the synchronization…
Physics
Physicists Uncover Synchronization’s Secret, From Flashing Fireflies to Cheering Crowds
Trinity College Dublin physicists have figured out how big groupings of individual “oscillators,” such as flashing fireflies, cheering crowds, ticking clocks, and clicking metronomes, tend…
Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP)
The universe was a heated soup of fundamental particles called quarks and gluons for a few millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Those…
How Do Bikes Stay Upright It’s Not What You Might Think
Bicycles are a little mysterious. The first bicycle was invented about 200 years ago, and most of us have ridden one since then. However, there…
Using Ion Soft Landing to Tackle Challenges Involving Hard Energy
Every piece of technology that keeps our world running demands on-demand energy. To power electronic devices and illuminate buildings, energy must be stored and made…
Student from Mauritius’ Explanation of Molecular Forces Wins Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Amber Kwok, 18, of Mauritius, won the sixth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge. The competition asks 13 to 18-year-olds to submit a three-minute movie illustrating a…
To Control Quantum Materials, Physicists Use Space and Time Symmetry
Physicists from Exeter and Trondheim have devised a theory that explains how to use space reflection and time-reversal symmetries to govern transport and correlations within…
Long-range and Ultra-secure Communication Using a Nanoantenna
Nano-cavity antennas are used to improve the exceptional transmission of TM-polarized light via vertical nano-slits in a metal film. At low frequencies (including microwave), the…
Residential Biomass Combustion Emissions could be reduced by Using an Electric Soot Collector
Residential biomass combustion pollution is a known cause of negative health impacts, such as respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, as well as negative climatic effects. Residential…
The First Quantum Simulation of Baryons has been Completed
Quantum computing has the potential to solve some of our planet’s most pressing problems, including those in the environment, agriculture, health, energy, climate, materials science,…
A More Powerful Black Hole Laser Could Prove a Complicated ‘Theory of Everything.’
The fundamental forces of physics regulate the matter that makes up the Universe, but how these forces interact is still a mystery. The occurrence of…
New Record for Coldest Freezing Point of Water Set
Things said to as “cold as ice,” but how cold is it really? The freezing point of water is something we all learn before we…
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