Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming
13 February 2024
A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide’s planet-warming effect
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Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may separate a particle from its momentum
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A quantum experiment that could separate a particle’s properties from its mass has physicists arguing over how reality works in the quantum world
Newton’s first law appears to break down in the quantum realm
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Newton’s first law of motion says that particles move in straight lines unless influenced by a force but a new experiment shows that the quantum version of that assumption fails for quantum particles of light
Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider
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A new type of particle called the strange pentaquark has been found using the Large Hadron Collider. The particle could help researchers catalogue the states of exotic matter and figure out how fundamental particles stick together
Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton
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There is a lot we don’t know about protons, the particles at the heart of the atom, from what they are made of to whether they live forever. Solving the mysteries surrounding them could transform our understanding of the universe.
Biggest-yet quasicrystal made by shaking metal beads for a week
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A researcher won a bet by performing an experiment a colleague said wouldn't work. The result was the largest quasicrystal ever made
Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel
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A ring wormhole is one that you could simply step through, like a portal through space – but new, more detailed models have shown that they could be a portal through time as well
Quantum randomness of empty space can be controlled with a laser
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The minuscule fluctuations of seemingly empty space can be controlled just enough to make the building blocks of a new type of computer
Gravitational waves spark hunt for cosmic strings and dark matter
10 July 2023
The discovery of low-level ripples throughout the universe called the gravitational wave background has set physicists looking for exotic explanations
Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects
5 July 2023
Driverless cars can use lasers to sense objects, but reflected light from nearby vehicles or bright sunlight can interfere. A system using entangled photons could help the vehicles avoid obstacles
