Physics

  1. Quantum Physics

    Quantum teleportation approaches the computer chip

    Researchers speedily transmit information from one tiny circuit to another on solid-state device.

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  2. Physics

    Key to Other Worlds

    Excerpt from the August 17, 1963, issue of Science News Letter.

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  3. Physics

    Doppler effect takes a spin

    Light’s twistiness allows researchers to measure rotating object’s speed.

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  4. Physics

    Under magnet’s sway, fluids form simple structures

    Droplets wiggle, split and coalesce into simple and dynamic configurations.

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  5. Tech

    Sound waves put levitation on the move

    Technique transports nonmagnetic particles such as cells, water droplets and coffee grounds.

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  6. Physics

    A Piece of the Sun

    The Quest for Fusion Energy by Daniel Clery.

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  7. Physics

    Perfect mirror debuts

    Material that reflects light without letting any escape could improve lasers.

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  8. Physics

    Particles defy gravity, float upstream

    Inspired by tea leaves’ reverse route into a kettle, physicists demonstrate that water’s surface tension allows unexpected movement.

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  9. Quantum Physics

    Most precise clock

    It would take more than 50 billion years for a new atomic clock to gain or lose a second.

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  10. Particle Physics

    When the atom went quantum

    Bohr's revolutionary atomic theory turns 100.

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  11. Particle Physics

    First four-quark particle may have been spotted

    If confirmed, the tetraquark could shed light on how atomic nuclei are held together.

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  12. Physics

    Echoes create an interior map app

    To record size and shape of a room, researchers use a speaker, five microphones and some math.

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