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An Invisible ‘Demon’ Lurks in an Odd Superconductor
A few years ago, the researchers decided to put a superconducting metal called strontium ruthenate in their crosshairs. Its structure…
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Is the Physics of Time Actually Changing?
Time is not to be trusted. This should come as news to no one. Yet recent times have left people…
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A New Proof Moves the Needle on a Sticky Geometry Problem
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1917, the Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya posed what at…
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Finally, there is evidence of low frequency gravitational waves
The NANOGrav team can essentially turn the Milky Way into a giant gravitational wave detector by measuring signals from these…
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What lights up the lamps for humanity to measure the universe
Annually, about 1,000 Type Ia supernovae erupt in the sky These stellar explosions light up and then dim in a…
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You can survive a nuclear explosion—if you have the right shelter
But let’s be honest: Most people, even in moderate damage zones, won’t survive. Hardly anyone lives or works in reinforced…
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Why this universe? Maybe it’s not special – just possible
Cosmologists have spent decades of striving to understand why our universe is such a beautiful vanilla color. Not only is…
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How to measure ripples in spacetime
When a gravitational wave passes through the Earth, it causes space to stretch itself in one direction and compress in…
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An important particle physics computer program is in danger of becoming obsolete
Recently, I’ve been watching a fellow particle physicist talks about a calculation he’s pushed to new heights of precision. His…
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It’s time to kick bad study habits during the pandemic
I was in scholar for over 20 years as a member of the physics department at Southeast Louisiana University in…
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