Physics

  1. Physics

    Physicists go totally random

    Calculations suggest a way to boost the independence of information flow, a finding that could help in cryptography.

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  2. Chemistry

    Scientist fiddles with spider silk

    Bundled and processed, the sturdy filaments yield a soft, rich sound on the violin.

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  3. Physics

    Computers’ inability to find physical laws is a clue to math’s relationship to reality

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  4. Physics

    Long-sought particles possibly glimpsed

    Majorana fermions, which are their own antiparticle, could one day be useful in quantum computing.

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  5. Physics

    Insects covered in tough stuff

    Locust exoskeleton could inspire new, fracture-resistant materials.

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  6. Physics

    Highlights from the American Physical Society April Meeting, Atlanta

    String theory’s take on the Higgs, newborn pulsars may have iron by-products, and coupled neutrons in beryllium nuclei revealed.

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  7. Physics

    Cloaks for hiding heat

    A proposed invisibility cloak for heat could shield computers or satellites from high temperatures.

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  8. Physics

    Order from disorder

    Collective motion emerges spontaneously in wiggling protein strands.

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  9. Chemistry

    Protons on the move find novel molecular route

    Hydrogen bonds aren’t the only means of proton travel to another molecule, a study finds.

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  10. Physics

    Time’s arrow and reality’s randomness succumb to quantum thermodynamics

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  11. Physics

    Bits of Reality

    Not just for codes and computers, quantum information holds clues to the nature of the physical universe.

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  12. Chemistry

    Better hydrogen storage process unveiled

    Scientists create a chemical switch that can catch and release the useful gas.

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