Physics
Several existing and near-term laboratory-scale devices shown to be sensitive enough to detect, or rule out, possible particles that could be ultralight dark matter
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Scientists demonstrate that two-photon interference can be controlled in a near-perfect way using the spatial shape of the photon
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Scientists used time-resolved 3D imaging to show how the Brazil nuts rise upwards through a pile of nuts
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Physicist proposes a new scheme for measurements of magnetic or electric fields that uses a particular kind of correlation between quantum particles
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How can clothing of a close-range shooter remain free of bloodstains?
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Study explores flushing power to test risk of COVID-19 transmission
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Recent study provides new insight into how the shape of the COVID-19 virus' "spikes" aid its success at spreading so prolifically
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It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials—a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies
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Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago
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Findings show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way that is not predicted by scientists' best theory, the Standard Model of particle physics
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Astronomers suspect that the comet most likely never passed close to a star, making it an undisturbed relic of the cloud of gas and dust it formed from
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Scientists at Washington State University's Institute for Shock Physics created hexagonal diamonds large enough to measure their stiffness using sound waves
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