Physics
Physics: What's an Odderon, and Did CERN Just Find It?
"We've been looking for this since the 1970s."
Speed of Light Could Be Dropped to Zero Using Crystals
The researchers believe the method could work for not just light, but other kinds of waves such as sound.
What Did the Beginning of the Universe Look Like?
New research shows what light was like when the universe was first born.
Alien Life Could Exist Even Without Weak Nuclear Force
Weak nuclear force is stronger than gravity, but weaker than, you know, strong nuclear force.
Future Solar Panels Won't Waste Precious Sunlight
The study solves a heated debate among physicists.
New Laser Could Rip Apart Space Vacuum
A super powerful laser would be used to reverse the process by which we convert heat and light into matter to create nuclear weapons.
Challenger Disaster: Astronaut's Lessons To Be Released
Christa McAuliffe was planning to film lessons aboard the Challenger for classrooms all over the country to use.
Einstein Defends Murderous Friend In A 1917 Letter
Einstein described his friend's personality, calling him "goodhearted" but also someone with "a rather sterile, rabbinical mind."
Tractor Beam Can Levitate Humans With 'Sound Tornadoes'
"Acoustic researchers had been frustrated by the size limit for years, so it's satisfying to find a way to overcome it."
Invisible Material Achievable With DNA, Gold Particles
"We can make structures that nobody's ever even conceived of before; this is a true man-over-nature event."
Can We Make a Hack-Proof Internet With Quantum Physics?
The European Union and the United Kingdom are committing the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars each to quantum tech.
Physicists Create 'Mind-Bending' Negative Mass Device
If you pull it, it moves away. If you push it, it accelerates toward you.
Physicists Create Coldest Liquid Water Ever
Supercooled water droplets can exist naturally, but physicists still don't know just how cold liquid water can get.
Physicists Make 'Shocking' Atomic Spin Discovery
It's a big step forward in RHIC's ongoing quest to solve the mystery of atomic spin.
Is There a Fourth Dimension? Alternate Reality Revealed
Even if we can't get to the fourth dimension, we may be able to make use of it.
'Quantum Radio' Breakthrough Could Save Your Life
Standard radio signals often fail because they can't penetrate complex materials like water or rock. Quantum radio can.
Physicists Design Extremely Tiny Shape-Shifting Robot
It changes shape in response to the temperature or chemical makeup of its environment, making it something between a chameleon and a Transformer.
Russia Testing Generator to Build Its Own Atom Smasher
Klystrons are powerful generators for creating the electromagnetic fields that accelerate particles within atom smashers.
Nanochip Brings Researchers Closer to Absolute Zero
The temperature the physicists achieved corresponds to -459.665 degrees Fahrenheit.
Physicist Is Growing Giant Perfect Snowflakes
It's possible to design larger (and cruder) snowflakes. But perfect, single crystals are a different story.
Isaac Newton Celebrates Birthday on Christmas
Thank Newton for our understanding of rainbows and the motion of soccer balls.
Physicists Track 'Secret' Particles, Thought Impossible
Forget everything you thought you knew about Schrödinger's cat.
Scientists Discover New Kind of Quantum Material
Physicists stumbled upon a new theoretical model in which electrons suddenly act the way a ray of light does.
Arrow of Time: How Physicists Reversed Quantum Clock
How physicists finally showed us time can move backwards.
Scientists Disprove Major Assumption About the Brain
For a century, scientists have relied on a fundamental assumption about the brain's neurons. New research shows it's wrong.
Can 'Star Wars' Lightsabers Really Win a Fight?
A plasma blade could vaporize your opponent—and yourself.
Newest Evidence On Origins Of Life On Earth
New research into how life on Earth began offers further evidence that extraterrestrial origins may be plausible.
Is The 'Game of Thrones' Ice Wall Possible On Earth?
The 700-foot tall, 300-mile-long wall has been protecting the Seven Kingdoms for thousands of years. Would it hold up on Earth?
Exploding Plasma Sheets Could Explain Solar Flares
While scientists had suspected plasma sheets were unstable, no one had ever managed to characterize that instability until now.
Neutron Star Collision Demolishes Dark Energy Theories
Physicists can't explain the mysterious force.