Physics - Page 15

October 21, 2015

Time machines could also clone objects, researcher says

Why we need time machines: Access to the past would open all sorts of new possibilities of more than travel, scientists say.

October 21, 2015

Science gets graphic in new comic books

Amid the superheroes, cult TV shows and video games at New York Comic Con 2013, an observer might consider a panel on science out of place. But theoretical physicist Brian Greene says it's just the opposite.

October 21, 2015

World's most precise clock gets even more precise

Atomic clocks are set to become even more precise than they currently are.

October 21, 2015

Scientists create levitation system with sound waves

Hold on to your wand, Harry Potter: Science has outdone even your best "Leviosa!" levitation spell.

October 21, 2015

Scientists explain universe's missing antimatter

Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher have found further reasons for the apparent lack of antimatter in the universe.

October 21, 2015

Warp speed: what hyperspace would REALLY look like

The science fiction vision of stars flashing by as streaks when spaceships travel faster than light isn't what the scene would actually look like, a team of physics students says.

October 21, 2015

Science vs. god: does progress trump faith?

Three out of five scientists do not believe in God, but two out of five do, said John Donvan, opening a debate on the issue of science and religion.

October 21, 2015

Speed of universe's expansion measured better than ever

The universe just got a new speeding ticket.The most precise measurement ever made of the speed of the universe's expansion is in, thanks to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and it's a doozy.

October 21, 2015

Small metal piece delays restart of CERN's Big Bang Machine anywhere from 2 days to 5 weeks

Officials say a minor glitch will delay the re-start of Europe's multi-billion dollar Large Hadron Collider either a couple of days or more than a month.

October 21, 2015

Atom smasher will renew hunt for strange particles in 2015

In 2015, the world's most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, will restart.