A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

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Faster-than-light (FTL) travel is a concept that has long captivated both the scientific community and science fiction enthusiasts. In a cosmos where light speed is viewed as the ultimate velocity ...

The first Disney principle of animation is the one that's often cited as the most important as it also influences some of the other 12 rules of animation. Squash and stretch can give animated ...

A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never ...

The reason it could be heard by teams on multiple telescopes and in all different directions was because that irritating noise was in fact the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the leftover ...

What looks like ordinary sand, rocks or snow flowing in one direction can actually hide swirling currents that move in multiple directions beneath the surface. When grains move in a landslide, most ...

In the field of space infrared detection in China, Researcher Lu Wei from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, ...

For enterprises, the takeaway is simple: the cryptography we trust now won’t last forever. Investing in modern AI-powered ...

Is your romance written in the stars? Turn to your sun sign to find out which matches shine bright and which could be a bit ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.