A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus
By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons. ..
By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons. ..
In the physics of water displacement, the answer isn’t always intuitive. ..
The machine learning tool is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of analyzing large but nearly empty data sets, like those from neutrino detectors ..
How much energy would it take to fuel a wave that you can shred like Kelly Slater? Here’s the math. ..
Electric vehicles are increasingly popular, so it’s time to talk about regenerative braking—and all the other ways you can stop a vehicle. ..
A globe-spanning group of physicists used pulsars to measure the waves, which they believe emanated from pairs of supermassive black holes. ..
The best pitchers in baseball are known for their speed. But if you don’t have a fast arm, you may still have a chance. ..
A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets. ..
The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works. ..
Before you go prospecting in the nearest river, here’s the science of what separates the rocks from the good stuff. ..