Physics - Page 18

October 21, 2015

Reality check: Is our universe real?

Perhaps our human senses are deceiving us maybe existence is an illusion, and reality isn't real.

October 21, 2015

Scientists make world's smallest movie

An ensemble cast of carbon atoms stars in the world's smallest stop-motion movie created by researchers at IBM.

October 20, 2015

World's largest atom smasher gets faster

The Large Hadron Collider is working more efficiently, physicists announced Monday, with more particles than ever before crammed into the particle accelerator's beams.

October 20, 2015

'The Next MacGyver' winners hope to bring women in STEM to prime-time

The winners of 'The Next MacGyver' aim to bring women in STEM to TV.

October 20, 2015

Einstein's personal letters auctioned for more than $420,000

A selection of rare and intimate letters from Albert Einstein on everything from God to his son's geometry studies and a little toy steam engine were auctioned Thursday for more than $420,000, far exceeding pre-sale estimates.

October 20, 2015

Scientists cool buildings by beaming heat into space

Ready to give expensive air conditioning bills the cold shoulder? Researchers at Stanford have found a way to keep buildings cool using a new super-thin material that can beam indoor heat into space.

October 20, 2015

Real-life tractor beam pulls in particles

The invisible force that pulls in the Millennium Falcon spacecraft to the Death Star in "Star Wars" movies is still far from becoming a reality, but physicists have developed a miniature version of sorts: a tractor beam that can reel in tiny particles

October 20, 2015

Earth's magnetic field could flip in our lifetime

A pilot looking down at her plane controls and realizing magnetic north is hovering somewhere over Antarctica may sound like a scene from a science-fiction movie, but new research suggests the idea isn't so far-fetched in the relatively near future

October 20, 2015

Startup touts new approach to detecting radiation

With defense experts looking for better ways to prevent nuclear threats from entering the U.S., a startup in Boston may have the answer.

October 20, 2015

New exotic particle could help explain what holds matter together

A new exotic particle has been hiding out amidst the gobs of data collected by the world's largest atom smasher, physicists have discovered