Planet WASP-12b Is on a Death Spiral – Heading Toward Certain Destruction
A Princeton-led team of astrophysicists has shown that this exoplanet is spiraling in toward its host star, heading toward certain destruction in about 3 million…
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Of Ants and Men: Ant Behavior and Political Polarization May Be Driven by the Same Processes
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies. Could the division of labor…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Silicon Qubits Interact at Long-Distance
Princeton scientists demonstrate that two silicon quantum bits can communicate across relatively long distances in a turning point for the technology. Imagine a world where…
Outbursts of Highly Energetic Particles Detected on Closest-Ever Flyby of the Sun
New data from the first two orbits by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt…
In a Split Second, Clothes Make the Man in the Eyes of Others
Study shows economic status cues from clothes affect perceived competence. People perceive a person’s competence partly based on subtle economic cues emanating from the person’s…
Blowing Bubbles: New Way to Launch and Drive Current in Fusion Plasmas Confirmed
An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that producing the current in plasma that helps create confining magnetic fields happens in…
Researchers Discover Nature’s Backup Plan for Converting Nitrogen Into Plant Nutrients
Although nitrogen is essential for all living organisms — it makes up 3% of the human body — and comprises 78% of Earth’s atmosphere, it’s…
Surprising Quantum Effect Discovered in an Exotic Superconductor
Study explores how superconductivity forms in iron-based materials. An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has directly observed a surprising quantum effect in…
First Direct Observations of Ancient Climate From Two Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Cores
Princeton University-led researchers have extracted 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica that provide the first direct observations of Earth’s climate at a time when the…
This Foam Can Manipulate Light – Could Enable Optical Transistors That Perform Computations Using Light
There is more to foam than meets the eye. Literally. A study by Princeton scientists has shown that a type of foam long studied by…
California’s Switch to Solar, Wind Energy Preserves Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture
California’s switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gas. Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon…
Self-Healing Materials Created After Breakthrough on Science of Cracking
Cracks in the desert floor appear random to the untrained eye, even beautifully so, but the mathematics governing patterns of dried clay turn out to…
Is Dark Matter Warm, Cold, or ‘Fuzzy’? New Simulations Provide Intriguing Insights.
Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm. Dark matter was likely…
Princeton Experts: Controlling Methane Is a Fast and Critical Way to Slow Global Warming
In independent studies, two Princeton University research teams recently identified surprisingly large sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, being leaked into the atmosphere. Pound…
Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Development of Limitless Fusion Energy
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually…
Scientists Discover 83 Quasars Powered by Supermassive Black Holes
Astronomers from Japan, Taiwan and Princeton University have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes in the distant universe, from a time when the…
Scientists Develop Method for Identify Source of Perplexing Waves
Magnetic reconnection, the snapping apart and violent reconnection of magnetic field lines in plasma — the state of matter composed of free electrons and atomic…
Physicists Detect Higgs Boson Via Decay In Two Bottom Quarks
In a finding that caps years of exploration into the tiny particle known as the Higgs boson, researchers have traced the fifth and most prominent…