physics Archive
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![Quantum technologies to treat it; quantum physics to create it? An ambitious agreement: Tokyo, December 13th, 2016 The agreement is signed, five organisations join forces. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Puzzling-cancer-115x115.png "The Quantum in Cancer")
The Quantum in Cancer
Posted on January 12, 2018 | No CommentsQuantum technologies to treat it; quantum physics to create it? An ambitious agreement: Tokyo, December 13th, 2016 The agreement is signed, five organisations join forces. […] -
![For the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WEB_GettyImages-527960778_VLA-115x115.jpg "Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed")
Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed
Posted on January 13, 2017 | No CommentsFor the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […] -
![Imagine squeezing a cube of plasticine between your fingers. In the direction you are compressing it, it would contract but then it bulges outwards in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/protein-115x115.jpg "The protein crystal with a counterintuitive property")
The protein crystal with a counterintuitive property
Posted on May 10, 2016 | No CommentsImagine squeezing a cube of plasticine between your fingers. In the direction you are compressing it, it would contract but then it bulges outwards in […] -
![In a surprising rebellion against centuries of incontrovertible scientific proof, rapper B.o.B. has taken to Twitter to reveal that the Earth is not spherical but […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/maxresdefault-115x115.jpg "Once You Go Flat You Never Go Back")
Once You Go Flat You Never Go Back
Posted on February 4, 2016 | No CommentsIn a surprising rebellion against centuries of incontrovertible scientific proof, rapper B.o.B. has taken to Twitter to reveal that the Earth is not spherical but […] -
![Stephen Hawking may have found the answer to the black hole information paradox, a problem that has plagued physicists for the past 40 years. Black […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-holes-opener-615-115x115.jpg "Stephen Hawking Strikes Again")
Stephen Hawking Strikes Again
Posted on January 20, 2016 | No CommentsStephen Hawking may have found the answer to the black hole information paradox, a problem that has plagued physicists for the past 40 years. Black […] -
![2015 has heralded many exciting new developments in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Below are five news stories that have revolutionised their respective fields […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Number_2015-115x115.jpg "The Top Five News Stories of 2015")
The Top Five News Stories of 2015
Posted on January 3, 2016 | No Comments2015 has heralded many exciting new developments in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Below are five news stories that have revolutionised their respective fields […] -
![A lightsaber may be the ultimate weapon. Beautifully elegant, powerful, referred to as “the most iconic weapon of all time,” by Hasbro’s Kim Boyd, lightsabers […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/6206667510_4132bdce02_m-115x115.jpg "How To Build Your Own Lightsaber")
How To Build Your Own Lightsaber
Posted on December 22, 2015 | No CommentsA lightsaber may be the ultimate weapon. Beautifully elegant, powerful, referred to as “the most iconic weapon of all time,” by Hasbro’s Kim Boyd, lightsabers […] -
![Hot Jupiters are planetary curiosities. These giant balls of gas are found very close to the stars they orbit, often at less than half the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "The Mystery of Hot Jupiters")
The Mystery of Hot Jupiters
Posted on November 20, 2015 | No CommentsHot Jupiters are planetary curiosities. These giant balls of gas are found very close to the stars they orbit, often at less than half the […] -
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
Nuclear Fusion On The Horizon
Posted on October 26, 2015 | No CommentsA report commissioned by Research Council UK’s Energy Programme and published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design has suggested that fusion energy could be […] -
In Gravity We Trust: A Force You Can Rely On
Posted on September 27, 2015 | 4 CommentsA painstaking 21-year study of a pulsar nearly 4000 light-years away has reinforced confidence in the universality of gravity. The observations, made by astronomers using […] -
Gastrophysics Puts Cutlery To The Test
Posted on August 12, 2015 | 9 CommentsA study carried out by the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology has revealed that service truly matters when it comes to dining; just one of […] -
![On New Year’s Day, 1995, a freak wave hit the Draupner oil platform, 100 miles off the coast of Norway. Known as the ‘Draupner wave’, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Rogue Waves Rock The Quantum Boat")
Rogue Waves Rock The Quantum Boat
Posted on June 15, 2015 | No CommentsOn New Year’s Day, 1995, a freak wave hit the Draupner oil platform, 100 miles off the coast of Norway. Known as the ‘Draupner wave’, […] -
10-Star Room Service: Supermassive Shut-Down
Posted on June 5, 2015 | No CommentsResearch led by astronomers at Michigan State University has provided evidence to support the theory that black hole feedback and type 1A (supernova) heating work […]
