German scientists debunk 200-year-old theory on why ice is slippery
Researchers in Germany have challenged a 200-year-old assumption and revealed that pressure and friction are not responsible for…
Humans could finally have found a way to defy Earth’s gravity
Gravity is a key component to human life on Earth – but can this powerful force be defied?…
Friedel oscillations and chiral superconductivity in monolayer NbSe2
We consider the low-energy Hamiltonian for the metallic bands of monolayer NbSe2 $$\hat{H}={\sum} _{{{\bf{k}}},\sigma }{\xi }_{{{\bf{k}}},\sigma }{\hat{c}}_{{{\bf{k}}},\sigma }^{{\dagger}…
Why Is Ice Slippery? New Study Overturns 200-Year-Old Physics Theory
It isn’t pressure or friction that makes ice slippery, but hidden forces at the molecular level. New findings…
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
Analog vs. Digital: The Race Is On To Simulate Our Quantum Universe
Ringbauer’s team was building a quantum computer that used not qubits but qudits — each with five possible…
Zero-point motion of atoms measured directly for the first time – Physics World
Zero-point motion of atoms measured directly for the first time – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
In a 1st, study shows ice generates electricity when bent | The study is published in Nature Physics | Inshorts – Inshorts
In a 1st, study shows ice generates electricity when bent | The study is published in Nature Physics…
Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns – Physics World
Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns – Physics World Skip…
How to Switch an Antiferromagnet
September 4, 2025• Physics 18, s111 Two main mechanisms can flip the orientation of antiferromagnetic domains. Researchers have…
Einstein against black holes | John D. Norton » IAI TV
The event horizon of a black hole marks the point of no return. Once someone has passed it,…
Hawking predicted it — Experts now say time itself will end on this date
Stephen Hawking was right all along. As the universe is currently in constant expansion, moving beyond what humans…