Physics - Page 19

October 20, 2015

'Space bubbles' may have doomed key Afghan war mission

Twelve years ago, a U.S. military rescue mission in Afghanistan went horribly wrong. A Chinook helicopter carrying U.S. troops failed to receive a crucial radio message and was shot down over the snow-covered peak of Takur Ghar.

October 20, 2015

Artificial atoms talk ... and scientists listen

For the first time, physicists have figured out how to communicate with an artificial atom using sound instead of light

October 20, 2015

New particle detector could reveal universe's missing antimatter

A new ultra-precise particle detector is being developed to investigate the bizarre properties and behaviors of tiny elementary particles that seem to defy the laws of traditional physics

October 20, 2015

Like magic! Tiny particles can pass through long-distance barriers

Almost anything is possible, at least for a subatomic particle

October 20, 2015

Who in the universe is listening to The Beatles?

On Feb. 9, 1964, The Beatles took the state at the Ed Sullivan Theater for their first U.S. show. The waves of that TV broadcast are now nearly 300 trillion miles away -- and still traveling.  

October 20, 2015

Scientists find strange, shape-shifting particles

Exotic particles called neutrinos have been caught in the act of shape-shifting, switching from one flavor to another, in a discovery that could help solve the mystery of antimatter.

October 20, 2015

Mystery popped: the science of bubbles

Anyone who has lathered up soap or seen frothy suds form on top of freshly poured soda has witnessed the delicate science of bubbles in action.

October 20, 2015

Scientists zero in on identifying 'God particle,' but still require more to say for sure

Physicists in Italy are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive "God particle." They need to eliminate one last remote possibility that it's something else.

October 20, 2015

Atomic scale: protons are smaller than thought

How many protons can dance on the head of a pin? The answer is nowhere near as straightforward as one may think — and it might offer new insights into one of the most well-tested theories in physics.

October 20, 2015

Men commit more scientific fraud than women

Men are more likely than women to commit scientific fraud, a new analysis of misconduct convictions reveals.