We have detected a single electron with unprecedented speed
Quickly detecting a lone electron is a difficult task agsandrew/Shutterstock We can now detect single electrons with the resolution of…
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Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector
A view of Ganymede from NASA’s Juno spacecraft JunoCam/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kalleheikki Kannisto Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a vast dark matter detector,…
Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once
To measure electricity, we need standardised units Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images A single quantum device could define all three units we…
Flower-like origami patterns could inspire folding spacecraft
Origami “bloom” designs fold into flower-like shapes BYU Photo A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals…
Cold fusion: Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment
The Thunderbird nuclear fusion reactor Berlinguette Group, UBC Cold fusion, one of the most notorious blunders in science, is making…
Physicist Frank Wilczek’s unique insights on the nature of reality
In June, at a conference set in the picturesque Italian town of Campagna, south-east of Naples, two physicists in a…
We could spot a new type of black hole thanks to a mirror-wobbling AI
Black holes produce gravitational waves when they collide VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Efforts to understand the universe could get…
Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics
An artist’s representation of the extreme engine Millen lab The hottest engine in the world is minuscule, reaches seemingly impossible…
Should it be space-time or spacetime – and why does it matter anyway?
“Even trying to describe “space” feels challenging…” Shutterstock/FastMotion One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that,…