Physics
- Physics
Science of friction is a bit rough
In lab experiments, physicists trying to understand earthquakes are bumping up against the limitations of existing theory.
- Tech
New technique spins superlong nanowires
Made from any number of materials, fibers are millionths of a millimeter across and kilometers long.
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- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Antimatter in a bottle, superfluid swirls, ladybug poisons and more in this week's news.
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- Physics
Acoustical Society of America
A new way to cough, music for the deaf, toadfish sonic sabotage and more in meeting news.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Detecting gunshot residue, free-falling through sand and thinning blood magnetically in this week's news.
- Physics
Light created from the void
An international team of physicists confirms a long-held theory about the quantum energy that fills empty space.
- Tech
Nuclear energy: As Germany goes…
The German government surprised many energy analysts May 30, with its pledge to phase out use of nuclear power. What makes the announcement particularly noteworthy is that this government is not offering to walk away from a bit player. Nuclear power currently supplies almost one-quarter of that nation’s electrical energy — more than its share in the United States.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
The electron is still round, plus waterfall-jumping objects, a blood-clotter spotter and more in this week’s news.
- Physics
What it means to ‘feel the noise’
Scientists investigating the nexus between sound and touch suggest that the ear arose from skin.
- Physics
Gators go a-courtin’ with fancy physics
Their subsonic mating bellows generate Faraday waves, a phenomenon almost never seen outside the lab.
