Physics - Page 20

October 20, 2015

Oops! 5 retracted science studies from 2012

When you read about medical breakthroughs in the newspapers, you shouldn't get your hopes up. An increasing number of scientific studies are just plain wrong and are ultimately retracted.

October 20, 2015

Fewer 'bromances' or 'staycations' than friends and trips, Google shows

Every year the Oxford English Dictionary expands, incorporating terms such as "bromance," "staycation" or "frenemy." But few people use those neologisms, researchers say.

October 20, 2015

'Illusion coatings' are like futuristic camouflage

Instead of using invisibility cloaks to conceal objects from detection, "illusion coatings" could hide things by making them look like something else, researchers say

October 20, 2015

Coming soon: An atomic clock that can fit in your pocket

Knowing what time it is down to the very last sliver of a second is easy but only if you happen to have an atomic clock in your pocket.

October 20, 2015

Einstein's gravity waves could be found with new method

Gravitational waves, invisible ripples in the fabric of space and time, might be detected by looking for the brightening of stars, researchers say.

October 20, 2015

Physicists see 27th dimension of photons

Quantum computers and communications promise more powerful machines and unbreakable codes.

October 20, 2015

Duh! The 13 most obvious findings of 2013

Common sense is no replacement for science; plenty of "everyone knows" knowledge has had its legs cut out from under it by a well-designed study.

October 20, 2015

Why invisibility cloaks make you more visible

Most invisibility cloaks under development actually make objects more visible overall, not less, scientists have revealed.

October 20, 2015

Light lives 1 quintillion years, physicists suggest

The particles that make up light, photons, may live for at least 1 quintillion (1 billion multiplied by 1 billion) years, new research suggests.

October 20, 2015

New 'charmed' particle may represent previously unknown state of matter

A new type of particle may have shown up independently at two particle accelerators, physicists say.