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Researchers have synthesized sheets of gold that are one atom thick. Credit: imaginima/Getty Topics: Graphene, Materials Science, Nanoengineering, Nanomaterials, Solid-State Physics It is the world’s thinnest gold leaf: a gossamer sheet of gold just…
Source: Same source for the Dark Matter definition below. Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Dark Matter, Einstein, General Relativity Note: Your "secret decoder ring" for reading the Abstract. Dark matter: It makes up about 85% of the…
Credit: Menno Schaefer/Adobe Starlings flock in a so-called murmuration, a collective behavior of interest in biological physics — one of many subfields that did not always “belong” in physics. Topics: Applied Physics, Cosmology, Einstein, History,…
Topics: Applied Physics, Civics, Materials Science, Solid-State Physics, SuperconductorsI'm a person who will get Nature on my home email, my previous graduate school email (that's active because it's also on my phone), and my work email. Because it…
Colleagues remember Peter Higgs as an inspirational scientist who remained humble despite his fame. Credit: Graham Clark/AlamyTopics: CERN, Higgs Boson, High Energy Physics, Nobel Prize, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Theoretical PhysicsFew…
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Carl Sagan, Civilization, Existentialism, Star Wars, Star Trek, STEM Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module…
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Philosophy, Planetary Science, Space Exploration There will be a partial eclipse here in Greensboro. I purchased these glasses (six pairs) in 2017 for ANOTHER partial eclipse that I missed due to working in the lab…
The Greek Myth of Odysseus and the Trojan Horse, Greek Boston Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism Avatar (n) - an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents and may be manipulated by a computer…
Topics: Applied Physics, Atmospheric Science, Existentialism, Futurism, Lasers, Robotics, Science Fiction "Laser" is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. As the article alludes to, the concept existed before…
A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope has revealed powerful magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.Topics: Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Einstein, General…
Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astrophysicist, displays a small vial of material recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The material, Loeb says, includes fragments of a meteorite that he claims came from another star system—and perhaps even…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Joule (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.01.025Topics: Applied Physics, Chemistry, Energy, Green Tech, Materials Science, Photovoltaics The energy transition is progressing, and photovoltaics (PV) is playing a key role in…
Plastic chokes a canal in Chennai, India. Credit: R. Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Topics: Applied Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Medicine People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience heart…
― Gaylord Nelson, former Republican Governor and Senator of Wisconsin, Founder of Earth Day, April 20, 1970, which led to the formation of the U.S. EPA, December 2, 1970. Image: Nelson Institute of Environmental Science, University of…
A sample of the new titanium lattice structure 3D printed in cube form. Credit: RMIT. New titanium lattice structure 3D printed in cube form. Credit: RMIT Topics: 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Materials Science, Metamaterials A 3D printed…
