A Single Antimatter Particle Has Spent Months in a Trap It Never Touches
A single positron has survived months in a lab without touching its surroundings. Now physicists can control its quantum jumps.
Posts Tagged: Physics
Scientists Create A “Time Machine” Capable Of Sending Particulates To The Past
An international team of scientists published a study that seems to contradict the basic laws of physics: to demontrates in a quantum computer a “time reversal procedure.” With the use of electrons and under the laws of quantum mechanics, researchers from the Institute of Physics and Technology of Moscow (MIPT) with the help of colleagues in Switzerland… Read more »
Why now is such a cool time to be alive | Chris Hadfield
What does it take to be chosen by NASA to fly to space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the path to becoming a space-farer and what you can do with all the knowledge you gain once your flying days are over.…
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
An experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth’s core makes a magnetic field
Self-healing DNA may protect astronauts from killer radiation | Michelle Thaller
Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Michelle Thaller: So Peter, you ask a really good question about radiation perhaps being a limiting factor in human exploration. And honestly this is something that…
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10 Objects Invented Just to Defy The Laws of Physics [Video]
These 10 objects will keep your brain wondering! Some of the coolest inventions we could find that defy the laws of physics!