Scientists Finally Crack Why Ice Is Really Slippery—Upending a 200-Year-Old Physics Explanation
For nearly two centuries, students have been taught that ice is slippery because pressure or friction melts a…
Scientists Watch an Atom’s Nucleus Flip in Real Time for the First Time
Artist’s impression, based on actual measurement data, of the nuclear spin of an atom flipping between distinct quantum…
‘We want more people to know about our priceless Albert Einstein blackboard’
Malia CartyBBC News, Nottingham BBC The blackboard used by Albert Einstein is the only one believed to be…
Graphene Electrons Violate Fundamental Law of Physics
Scientists have detected a “Dirac fluid” in graphene, where electrons flow like a nearly perfect liquid and defy…
What is the Nucleus Size of 3I/ATLAS? | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full size(Credit: Wikimedia) The biggest unresolved question about the interstellar…
45 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension with just an apple.
Most adults periodically examine their lives to try to figure out where they can save money. It might…
Ring laser tracks Earth’s axial wobble 100 times more accurately
Scientists in Germany have used a highly sensitive underground ring laser to track Earth’s axial wobble without relying…
Transient domain boundary drives ultrafast magnetisation reversal
Time-resolved magnetic soft-X-ray spectroscopy We investigate a typical nanometre-scale heterostructure consisting of an amorphous ferrimagnetic Gd25Co75 alloy with…
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…
The Moon might soon host the craziest experiment in human history
What if we built a super-collider around the Moon? Somewhat surprisingly, scientists and engineers have indeed considered putting…
These Strange Stars Could Reveal the True Nature of Dark Matter
A newly proposed type of stellar object, called a dark dwarf, may be hiding in the heart of…
Can Ice Really Generate Power? Scientists Say Yes
We all know ice is cold, slippery, and great in lemonade. But here’s a twist: it’s also full…