Physicists Reveal More Effective and Earth-Friendly Way To Clean Dishes
Washing dishes with superheated steam is more effective and Earth-friendly. Simulations show steam kills bacteria on a plate in just 25 seconds — without soap….
Washing dishes with superheated steam is more effective and Earth-friendly. Simulations show steam kills bacteria on a plate in just 25 seconds — without soap….
When odds are equal, particles paired up with others of the same kind more often than once thought. The protons and neutrons, which make up…
Quantum Heat Pump: A New Measuring Tool for Physicists Physicists have built a quantum scale heat pump made from particles of light. This device brings…
A “light trap” was developed in which a beam of light prevents itself from escaping. This allows light to be absorbed perfectly. If you want…
A new study by theoretical physicists has made progress toward identifying how particles and cells give rise to large-scale dynamics that we experience as the…
Physics-based acoustical models and historical data combine to correct common misconceptions about the most powerful rocket launched to date. The Saturn V, which carried mankind…
Our entire lives are regulated by clocks, but what they measure is less certain. How can we be sure that time actually exists? It’s time…
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material’s atomic structure could host a…
LLNL’s National Ignition Facility achieved a significant milestone in fusion research in August 2021, with a fusion yield surpassing 1.3 MJ. The team is now…
Robotic Motion in Curved Space Defies Standard Laws of Physics When humans, animals, and machines move throughout the world, they always push against something, such…
So-called “magic-angle twisted graphene” provides the ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch. This has allowed engineers at…
Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory experiments hone in on a never-before-measured region of strong force coupling, a quantity that supports theories accounting for 99% of the…
Less than two years ago the science world was shocked by the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity. Now, a team of University…
Scientists have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring flow-driven rotor…
Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide scientists with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process. Harold “Doc” Edgerton, the late MIT professor, developed high-speed strobe-flash photography…
A new Columbia University AI program observed physical phenomena and uncovered relevant variables—a necessary precursor to any physics theory. But the variables it discovered were…
A physics puzzle is resolved through a new duality. According to traditional thinking, distorting a flat space by bending it or stretching it is necessary…
Self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources, and displays by mimicking features of living systems. Although many artificial materials have…