Soft yet strong gel keeps its shape after being run over by a car
2021-11-25
A gel with similar properties to shatterproof glass could have applications in soft robots and prostheticsContinue Reading
The Leidenfrost effect: Levitating droplets bounce off each other
2021-11-25
Known as the triple Leidenfrost effect, when two different liquids are placed on a hot enough surface, they will levitate and bounce off one another.Continue Reading
Lab-made diamond’s unique structure allows it to tolerate extreme heat
2021-11-24
A new form of diamond created by crushing buckyballs is as strong as natural diamond and better able to withstand heatContinue Reading
Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs
2021-11-24
A new form of diamond created in the lab is as strong as natural diamond and better able to withstand heatContinue Reading
Watch droplets bounce off each other as they levitate on a hot plate
2021-11-24
A twist on the classic Leidenfrost effect sees orbs of different liquids repel each other as they float on a hot plateContinue Reading
Strange quantum effect predicted 30 years ago has now been observed
2021-11-18
Pauli blocking, a quantum phenomenon that makes a dense quantum gas suddenly turn transparent, has now been observed in three independent experiments Physics 18 November 2021 By Leah Crane Blue laser light being used to measure how quantum effects can influence light scattering in an ultracold gas of strontium atomsContinue Reading
13 of the most profound questions about the cosmos and ourselves
2021-11-18
By New Scientist Science is very good at explaining the “how” – how the planets revolve around the sun on elliptical orbits, how evolution by natural selection produces the vast diversity of life forms that we see, and so on. It’s far less good at answering the “why?” – whyContinue Reading
Why is there something not nothing? The big bang isn’t the only answer
2021-11-17
The idea that the universe started in the big bang revolutionised 20th-century cosmology. But it seems increasingly unlikely it was a case of something from nothing Space 17 November 2021 By Joshua Howgego Louis Koo/Getty Images “NO QUESTION is more sublime than why there is a Universe: why there isContinue Reading
Why does time only move forwards? Possibly just because we’re ignorant
2021-11-17
The one-way flow of time is one of the great mysteries of physics. It might be that we see causes and effects just because our information about reality is incomplete Physics 17 November 2021 By Abigail Beall Kitti Suwanekkasit/Shutterstock BY THE time you have finished reading this, you will beContinue Reading
Why is quantum theory so strange? The weirdness could be in our heads
2021-11-17
Quantum theory is peerless at explaining reality, but assaults our intuitions of how reality should be. It seems likely the fault lies with our intuitions Physics 17 November 2021 By Daniel Cossins Shutterstock/agsandrew PARTICLES that also act like waves; the “spooky action at a distance” of entanglement; those dead-and-alive cats.Continue Reading