Thursday, 05 March 2026

'Splat chemistry' creates substances by chucking molecules at a wall

Added: 05.02.2021 10:00 | 161 views | 0 comments

Breaking the chemical bonds in large molecules to form a desired substance can be a fiddly task, but simply chucking molecules at a wall can get the job done

Tags: Bono , Chemicals , Jobs , Tom Ford

Source: www.newscientist.com

Why the universe can be described by the equations of fluids

Added: 03.02.2021 18:00 | 157 views | 0 comments

Studying the universe and the flow of fluids may seem worlds apart, but they involve some of the same equations, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Source: www.newscientist.com

Physicists finally figured out why food sticks to a frying pan

Added: 02.02.2021 16:00 | 156 views | 0 comments

Uneven heating in a frying pan causes variance in the surface tension of cooking oil and leads to dry patches that can make food to stick to pans

Source: www.newscientist.com

Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

Added: 27.01.2021 12:23 | 163 views | 0 comments

From the big bang onwards you might think we know a lot about the universe’s first fraction of a second. But that just isn’t true. For physicist, Dan Hooper, solving these questions involves radically rethinking what we think we know about the universe’s very early history.

Tags: Fire

Source: www.newscientist.com

Sharks’ tooth-like scales help to boost their acceleration rates

Added: 27.01.2021 11:18 | 155 views | 0 comments

We suspected that tooth-like scales help sharks slip more easily through water, and now we know the effect is most pronounced when the sharks accelerate

Source: www.newscientist.com

Quantum hyperchaos could help build better quantum computers

Added: 25.01.2021 12:38 | 151 views | 0 comments

When quantum computers get too complex, they can display hyperchaotic behaviour – like chaos, but more chaotic – and understanding it could help improve computer designs

Tags: Displays

Source: www.newscientist.com

Physicists find best way for insects to avoid collisions when jumping

Added: 21.01.2021 16:30 | 166 views | 0 comments

Equations show that jumping at 60 degrees relative to the horizontal helps insects avoid hitting obstacles – a finding that might help in the design of space exploration rovers

Source: www.newscientist.com

The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

Added: 13.01.2021 18:00 | 159 views | 0 comments

We’ve finally made a room-temperature superconductor, so materials that transport electricity without wasting any of it are within our grasp

Source: www.newscientist.com

How every galaxy comes from quantum fluctuations billions of years ago

Added: 06.01.2021 18:00 | 159 views | 0 comments

All the galaxies in the universe started out in a similar way, but the forms they now take are incredibly diverse, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Tags: Tom Ford

Source: www.newscientist.com

Everything we know about the universe – and a few things we don't

Added: 30.12.2020 18:00 | 160 views | 0 comments

How big is the universe? What shape is it? How fast is it expanding? And when will it end? We answer these questions and our essential guide to the current state of cosmological knowledge

Source: www.newscientist.com

We may be able to find magnetic fields from the start of the universe

Added: 11.12.2020 10:00 | 167 views | 0 comments

Astronomers have long wanted to find primordial magnetic fields, which were created fractions of a second after the big bang, and now researchers have found a way to detect them

Tags: Mel B.

Source: www.newscientist.com

Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

Added: 09.12.2020 18:00 | 163 views | 0 comments

Quantum information can never be destroyed, so some of the essence of you could live on after death – but it’s not going to help the physical you

Source: www.newscientist.com

If the multiverse exists, are there infinite copies of me?

Added: 09.12.2020 18:00 | 165 views | 0 comments

According to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the universe is constantly dividing and taking you with it – so would you recognise your other selves if you met them?

Source: www.newscientist.com

Superfluid used to make sounds that might be heard in neutron star

Added: 03.12.2020 19:00 | 168 views | 0 comments

Nobody will ever hear the sounds produced inside a neutron star, but we have created what might be the next best thing using lithium atoms that behave like a superfluid

Tags: Neutrons

Source: www.newscientist.com

A quantum computer that measures light has achieved quantum supremacy

Added: 03.12.2020 19:00 | 164 views | 0 comments

A specialised quantum computer has achieved quantum supremacy, accomplishing in under 4 minutes what would take the biggest supercomputer 600 million years

Source: www.newscientist.com

Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

Added: 02.12.2020 18:00 | 164 views | 0 comments

Many galaxies seem to have bubbles of dark matter enveloping them, but finding out if every galaxy is like this is an ongoing area of research, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Source: www.newscientist.com

Armoured liquid marbles connected together in a chain 1.7 metres long

Added: 30.11.2020 8:00 | 168 views | 0 comments

Liquid marbles that can be picked up and handled have now been linked together in a 1.7-metre-long chain – and could be used as chemical microreactors

Tags: Beer , Chemicals

Source: www.newscientist.com

The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

Added: 25.11.2020 12:00 | 158 views | 0 comments

Different measurements of the Hubble constant, the rate of space-time expansion, refuse to agree – meaning we may have to look beyond Einstein’s theories to explain the universe

Source: www.newscientist.com

His Dark Materials review: Season 2 is spine-chillingly excellent

Added: 16.11.2020 15:42 | 166 views | 0 comments

An exceptional cast continues to make His Dark Materials a brilliant show. The introduction of a character who studies the secrets of the cosmos is the cherry on top, says Emily Wilson

Tags: Cher , Seal , Seat

Source: www.newscientist.com

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Added: 04.11.2020 18:00 | 168 views | 0 comments