For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect.
Paul Schnackenburg, our 1-person SOC Down Under, goes into the basics of quantum computing, what the potential risks are, what steps you can take to mitigate those risks, what others in the industry ...
Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.
The discovery could significantly reduce the production costs of fuels, chemicals, and materials. A research team from the Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and the University of ...
A research team has taken a major step forward in the field of spintronics, a technology that uses not only the charge but also the spin of electrons to create faster, smarter, and more ...
How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...
Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...
What happens when electrons leave a solid material? This seemingly simple phenomenon has, until now, eluded accurate ...
Brian Haidet] published on his AlphaPhoenix channel a laser beam recorded at 2 billion frames per second. Well, sort of. The catch? It’s only a one pixel by one pixel video, but he repeats ...
Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to ...
Knowing how many calories you burned on a run isn’t required. Calorie-counting can foster a complicated—and sometimes unhealthy—relationship with food and exercise. When you go for a run, you know you ...
Stairs are a part of everyday life; you probably don’t think much of them as you’re hauling laundry up a flight or carrying the trash down. But if you’ve ever found yourself wheezing at the top of a ...