Repeating Gravitational Waves Could Reveal The Shape Of Merged Black Holes
Black holes are rather featureless, defined simply by their spin and mass. When two black holes merge, the result is a brief appearance of something…
Physics
Precariously Balanced Rocks Improve Precision Of Earthquake Forecasts
The rocks look like they will go down if you give them a little stimulus and more than great backdrops for taking selfies. They can…
Spin-transfer torque
Spin-transfer torque (STT) is an effect in which the orientation of a magnetic layer in a magnetic tunnel junction or spin valve can be modified…
Mathematics Reveals Time Travel Is Logically Possible, But Not How To Do It
Two mathematicians claim that the heart of travel lies at a time when there is no logical inconsistency, so it is theoretically possible for anyone…
12-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever To Achieve Nuclear Fusion
With a small setup and full talent in his parents ’home playground, Jackson Oswalt has entered the Guinness World Records as the nuclear person in…
Drunk Earthworms, Frozen Poop Knives, And Alligators On Helium Win 2020’s Ig Nobel Awards
Dr. Ivan Maksymov, a co-winner of this year’s IG Nobel Prize in Physics, has shown that lockdowns do not have to stop scientific progress by…
Massive Quantum Networks Might Be Simulated By Melting Time Crystals
Near the point at which the atmosphere flows into space, there is an undiscovered region known as the mesosphere or, more commonly, the ignorosphere. The…
Black Hole Breakthroughs Win 2020 Nobel Physics Prize
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Gage for their significant and observational work on black holes.…
First Quantum Entanglement Of Distant Objects Large Enough To See
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in creating a quantum mesh where one side of the nucleus can see without a microscope. This represents…
You Can Now Listen To The Sound Of A “Perfect” Fluid
Physicists have for the first time measured how our “perfect” fluid travels soundwaves to the nearest object, in an ideal case where the liquid is…
What Is The Slowest Thing On Earth?
In the words of the infamous villain, Dr. Evil: “Lasers.” Lasers focus a narrow, directed light illumination on a specific spot, making them a great…
Solar Probe’s Incredible New Photo Of Venus Shows Something It Shouldn’t Have Seen
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will soon become a fabricated object to reach the Sun. To get there, it assisted by Venus and some creative orbit…
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