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Defying physics: This rare crystal cools itself using pure magnetism

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms. But researchers are interested…

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This mind-bending physics breakthrough could redefine timekeeping

How can the strange properties of quantum particles be exploited to perform extremely accurate measurements? This question is at the…

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How to Make AI Faster and Smarter—With a Little Help from Physics

What exactly is AI Scientist—just a fancy kind of neural net? It’s not a single neural network, but rather an…

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He Won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Then He Changed His Mind.

Updated at 11:02 a.m. ET on May 31, 2025 Adam Riess was 27 years old when he began the work…

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The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

I’m a huge fan of Star Wars. The first movie (no, not Episode 1) came out when I was young,…

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Wreckfest 2: a robust overhaul that showcases phenomenal soft-body physics

Going on seven years now, Wreckfest has carved out a space for itself as a technically ambitious racing game built…

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Climate change is not just a problem of physics but a crisis of justice | Friederike Otto

My research as a climate scientist is in attribution science. Together with my team, I analyse extreme weather events and…

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Physics reveals the optimal roof ratios for energy efficiency

While serving as a visiting professor in Benevento, outside of Naples, Italy, Adrian Bejan noticed something about the local architecture:…

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This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support ‘Useless’ Science

The lighter creates a tiny spark that jumps from one wire to the other in the front pair. This spark…

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Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics

On Thursday, researchers unveiled the most precise measurement yet of a neutrino, scaling down the maximum possible mass of the…

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