Electron timed hopping between atoms
2019-03-15 08:20:01ByZeeyaMeraliElectronscanhopbetweenatomsinunder320quintillionthsofasecond
[查看详情]Black holes cannot escape the phantom menace
2019-03-15 08:11:04ByStuartClarkWHENphysicistsfirstsuggestedthatouruniversecouldendinabigrip–aviolentdeathinwhichallmatterwouldbetornapart–theystruggledtoexplainonething:howcouldanythingshredblackholes?Nowitseemstha
[查看详情]Projecting power: A new dance work makes darkness visible
2019-03-15 08:05:03FoteiniChristofilopoulouByStewartPringleWesternersstruggletotalkaboutspace.Wehavenodifficultywiththefamiliarmysteriesandpopularfictionsofouterspace
[查看详情]Laser pulses could power quantum logic gate
2019-03-15 07:07:02ByWillKnightAnexoticlight-wieldingcomputerthatshouldbecapableofimmenselycomplexcalculationshasbeendesignedbyateamofBritishandJapaneseresearchers.BillMunroandTimSpilleratHewlett-Packard’sresearchlabora
[查看详情]Do cosmic rays ever exceed the limit?
2019-03-15 07:05:03THEworld’smostsensitivecosmic-raydetectorhasfailedtofindtheultra-highenergycosmicraysspottedbyasmallerJapanesedetector–leavingthestandardmodel’slimitforcosmicrayenergiesintactfornow.Bythetimecosmicray
[查看详情]Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement
2019-03-15 07:03:01JinLiwangXinhua/eyevineByAnilAnanthaswamyLessthanayearaftertheylaunchedtheworld’sonlyquantumcommunicationssatellite
[查看详情]Space gas beats a maser rhythm
2019-03-15 06:18:01AGIANTcloudinspaceisactinglikeamaser–themicrowaveequivalentofalaser–whichisflashinginsynchwithapulsar
[查看详情]Zap goes a chunk of our cosmic past
2019-03-15 06:14:02ByMarcusChownTHEinexplicablyhightemperatureofthehydrogenfloatingbetweengalaxiesmayhaveasimpleexplanation:thegasisbeingheatedbycosmicrayszippingthroughspace.Ifso
[查看详情]Plasma experiment recreates astrophysical jets
2019-03-15 06:11:03ByJeffHecht(Image:SYou/GYun/PMBellan)Jetsofchargedparticles–similartothosethatspewfromstarsandgalaxies–havebeencaughtintheactofformingforthefirsttimeinanewlaboratoryexperiment.Theresearchmayhelpastro
[查看详情]The shape of universes to come
2019-03-15 06:07:03ByDavideCastelvecchiCOUNTLESStimeseachdayinsidetheworld’satomsmashers
[查看详情]Nanowires may provide innards for quantum computers
2019-03-15 05:19:04SEMICONDUCTINGnanowirescouldonedaystoreandprocessdatainquantumcomputers.AteamofresearchersledbySilvanoDeFranceschioftheDelftUniversityofTechnologyintheNetherlandsmadenanowiresoutofindiumarsenide
[查看详情]First measurements of Earth's core radioactivity
2019-03-15 05:09:03ByCelesteBieverEARTH’Snaturalradioactivityhasbeenmeasuredforthefirsttime.ThemeasurementwillhelpgeologistsfindouttowhatextentnucleardecayisresponsiblefortheimmensequantityofheatgeneratedbyEarth.Ourplan
[查看详情]France to build world's largest fusion reactor
2019-03-15 04:12:02AFTERtwoyearsofacrimoniousarguments
[查看详情]France to win huge nuclear fusion project
2019-03-15 04:08:02ByRobEdwardsAlongandbitterdisputeaboutwheretositetheworld’slargestnuclearfusionreactorlooksallbutcertaintoendinfavourofFrance.Countrieshavebeenarguingsince2003overwhethertositetheInternationalThermonu
[查看详情]Far-away maser to throw light on dark energy
2019-03-15 04:05:01THEmostdistantandpowerfulcosmicmaser–themicrowaveequivalentofalaser–hasbeendiscoveredinabright
[查看详情]Is it a cosmic string or are we seeing double?
2019-03-15 04:04:03ByMarcusChownTHEcasefortheexistenceofcosmicstringshasjustbeenboosted.Ifconfirmed
[查看详情]The God Particle: A novel by Richard Cox
2019-03-15 03:16:04ByAmandaGefterAbillionairetycoonfinancesaTexasparticleaccelerator.Whenmoneyrunslow
[查看详情]Oil on troubled waters may stop hurricanes
2019-03-15 03:04:04ByZeeyaMeraliSailorswhotraditionallydumpedbarrelsofoilintotheseatocalmstormywatersmayhavebeenontosomething
[查看详情]'Worthless' gifts get the good girls
2019-03-15 02:18:04ByAnnaGoslineMenwhospendbigmoneywininganddiningtheirdatesarenotfritteringawayhard-earnedcash.AccordingtoapairofUKresearchers
[查看详情]Did the big bang really happen?
2019-03-15 02:16:02ByMarcusChownWHATifthebigbangneverhappened?Askcosmologiststhisandthey’llusuallytellyouitisastupidquestion.Theevidence
[查看详情]Most distant maser may solve cosmic conundrums
2019-03-15 02:07:04ByJeffHechtThemostdistantandmostpowerfulcosmicmaser–themicrowaveequivalentofalaser–hasbeendiscoveredaroundabright
[查看详情]Black holes cannot escape the phantom menace
2019-03-15 01:13:04ByStuartClarkWHENphysicistsfirstsuggestedthatouruniversecouldendinabigrip–aviolentdeathinwhichallmatterwouldbetornapart–theystruggledtoexplainonething:howcouldanythingshredblackholes?Nowitseemst
[查看详情]Water molecule held in solitary confinement
2019-03-14 08:18:02IT’Sthetiniestdropofwaterpossible.Theisolationofasinglewatermoleculeinsideacarboncagecouldallowthelife-givingstufftobestudiedinanewway.KeiKurotobiandYasujiroMurataofKyotoUniversityinJapanmadeaporeinac
[查看详情]Datacasting: What will you buy tomorrow?
2019-03-14 08:13:01ByJimGilesandPeterAldhousWeputanewbreedofnumber-crunchingforecasterstotheirtoughesttestyet–predictingsalesofNewScientistSeegallery:“Brains
[查看详情]'Fluid cloak' to help submarines leave no wake
2019-03-14 08:12:01ByDavidShigaSUPER-STEALTHYsubmarinesmayonedayglidethroughthewaterwithoutcreatingawake
[查看详情]Existence: Why is the universe just right for us?
2019-03-14 08:12:01ByMarcusChownReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Existence: Am I a hologram?
2019-03-14 08:08:01ByMarcusChownReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Highs and lows in first year of data from the LHC
2019-03-14 08:04:01FIRSTthegoodnews:theLargeHadronColliderhasfoundhintsofthemuch-ballyhooedHiggsparticle.Nowthebad:thehintsaretentativeandmayvanishwithfurtherdata.Also
[查看详情]Existence: Where did we come from?
2019-03-14 07:01:03DimitriosKambouris/GettyByStephenHawkingWHYarewehere?Wheredidwecomefrom?AccordingtotheBoshongopeopleofcentralAfrica
[查看详情]Mental abacus does away with words
2019-03-14 06:20:03ByFerrisJabrWhen11-year-oldPriyanshiSomanimultipliesstringsof10-digitnumbersorfindsthesquarerootofasix-digitnumber
[查看详情]Modern alchemy turns acid boron into a base
2019-03-14 06:19:02ByMelissaeFelletANCIENTalchemistswantedtotransformcommonmetalsintogold.Nowchemistshaveachievedamoresubtlemodern-dayequivalent–convertingtheelementboronfromanacidtoabase.Theworkcouldleadtosafermedicine
[查看详情]Beyond space-time: Welcome to phase space
2019-03-14 06:12:03ByAmandaGefterAtheoryofrealitybeyondEinstein’suniverseistakingshape–andamysteriouscosmicsignalcouldsoonfillintheblanksITWASN’Tsolongagowethoughtspaceandtimeweretheabsoluteandunchangingscaffoldingofthe
[查看详情]Existence: Why is there a universe?
2019-03-14 06:11:02ByAmandaGefterReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Redefining hydrogen bonds, the givers of life
2019-03-14 05:20:03ByMelissaeFelletWITHOUTthem
[查看详情]Mathematical model predicts growth of cancer
2019-03-14 05:16:01ByAndrewPurcellAMATHEMATICALmodelthatpredictshowatumourwilldevelopcouldhelpdesigntreatmentstailoredtoindividualcancers.Sometumoursstopgrowingoncetheyhavereachedacertainsize
[查看详情]Antiproton ring found around Earth
2019-03-14 05:13:01ByHazelMuirANTIPROTONSappeartoringtheEarth
[查看详情]Existence: Is there more than one me?
2019-03-14 05:11:03ByMarcusChownReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]'Haircuts' identified as a cause of financial crisis
2019-03-14 05:01:02ByAndyCoghlanEditorial:“Ecologycouldteacheconomistsathingortwo“Withtheworld’sfinancialsystemseeminglyunderthreatthisweek
[查看详情]Mathematical medallist: Seducing CEOs and socialists
2019-03-14 04:12:02ByJacobAronCédricVillani‘smissiontotelltheworldwhatitmeanstobeamathematicianbeganwhenhewonaFieldsmedal
[查看详情]Ultimate logic: To infinity and beyond
2019-03-14 03:19:02ByRichardElwesThemysteriesofinfinitycouldleadustoafantasticstructureaboveandbeyondmathematicsasweknowitWHENDavidHilbertleftthepodiumattheSorbonneinParis
[查看详情]Existence: How will it all end?
2019-03-14 03:15:02ByStephenBattersbyReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Archimedean molecule creates brand new compounds
2019-03-14 03:13:01ByMelissaeFellet(Image:ScottCamazine/Alamy)Thereareonly13“Archimedeansolids”–afamilyofsymmetrical
[查看详情]Should we worry about what the LHC is not finding?
2019-03-14 02:11:03ByRichardWebbinGrenobleTheHiggsbosonisstillmissing–butperhapsweshouldbemoreworriedaboutwhatelsetheLargeHadronColliderhasn’tfoundyet.That’sthemainmessagetocomeoutofaconferenceinGrenoble
[查看详情]Best ever measurement of Earth's radioactivity
2019-03-14 02:04:01ByMelissaeFelletGhostlysubatomicparticlesstreamingfromEarth’sinteriorhaveenabledthemostprecisemeasurementyetofourplanet’sradioactivity.Theseparticles
[查看详情]Egyptian tomb mystery may be world's first protractor
2019-03-14 01:15:02ByJoMarchantThebizarreobjecttotherightwasfoundinthetombofanancientEgyptianarchitect.Forover100years
[查看详情]How to be in two places at the same time
2019-03-14 01:05:01ByMichaelBrooksAnambitiousexperimenttomakeaglasssphereexistintwoplacesatoncecouldprovidethemostsensitivetestofquantumtheoryyet.Theexperimentwillplaceaspherecontainingmillionsofatoms–makingitlargerthan
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