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Experiments carried out on a complex arrangement of magnetic particles have identified a completely new state of matter, and it can only be explained if scientists turn to quantum physics.…
The results of a new comparison between hydrogen’s spectral fingerprints and those of its mirror twin are in, and the news is frustrating – they’re a match right down to…
Experiments searching for a solution to one of physics’ most perplexing mysteries have recently been delivering their first rounds of results, setting new limits on where we need to look…
Boiling an egg to perfection sounds like the simplest cooking task in the world, but as anyone who’s boiled an egg knows, you can get surprisingly mixed results. That’s probably…
The US military likes to stay at the forefront of the cutting edge of science – most recently investigating ways they can ‘hack’ the human brain and body to make…
At low temperatures, strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is able to conduct electricity without any resistance. The fact it isn’t a metal and can still accomplish this has long been a mystery.…
For the first time, researchers have used diamond to build a solid-state maser that can operate continuously at room temperature. This could burst open the technology for everyday use such…
Wind tunnels are awesome, with many uses, both industrial and recreational. But now China has plans to blow all the others away with plans to build a tunnel capable of…
Theoretically, it should be possible to turn light into matter. In practice, well – “easier said than done” is an understatement. Now, 84 years after the process was first theorised,…
The magnificent Westminster Abbey in central London will be the final resting place of Stephen Hawking. The ashes of the world-famous British physicist will be interred at the 10th-century Gothic…
When Albert Einstein first predicted that light travels the same speed everywhere in our Universe, he essentially stamped a speed limit on it: 299,792 kilometres per second (186,282 miles per…
Mathematical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was best known for his work exploring the relationship between black holes and quantum physics. A black hole is the remnant of a dying…
Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking were both incredible physicists, wonderful communicators, and inspirations to science lovers the world over. In a cosmic coincidence, Stephen Hawking passed away this week on…
Prime numbers are one of the most basic topics of study in the branch of mathematics called number theory. Primes are numbers that can only be evenly divided by themselves…
Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our lifetime, has passed away – leaving behind a lot of heartbroken science fans. While he was publishing papers right up until…
If you rapidly spin a hard-boiled egg on a table, and you do it correctly, you’ll see a curious phenomenon. As it spins, the egg will gradually roll onto its…