Physics
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Newton in the pilot’s seat
How to land a Mars rover when you’re many, many millions of kilometres away.
It takes a lot of thought and a lot of work to land a rover on Mars. It’s not as if you’re on Earth, where you can ch...
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Stray science stories from last week to cheer up your Monday.
Sharks aren’t so scary Sharks have a very frightening role in our cultural history, but Australians don’t find the...
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You may have missed…
Stray science stories from last week to cheer up your Monday.
Sticky explanation Most of us have had the experience of the food we’re cooking sticking to a non-stick frying pan...
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Super, triple twisted
New three-layer system opens door for high-temperature superconductors.
American physicists have made another advance in superconductor development, building on existing knowledge to create...
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Turbulence trouble
Solving the last great problem of classical physics.
“When I meet God,” physicist Werner Heisenberg allegedly once said, “I’m going to ask him two questions: why relativi...
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Snakey sine waves
The physics of sidewinder snake movement.
Physicists have long studied the unique movement of snakes, and now they have proof that there’s more to snakeskin th...
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Quantum brainiac
Researchers prompt self-adapting atoms to mimic the human brain.
Dutch physicists have just taken the first steps towards making a “quantum brain” by building a material that stores ...
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Green lantern shoots straight
Record-breaking laser cuts through atmosphere
Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere, effecti...
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Egghead concussion
Yolk study sheds light on traumatic brain injuries.
Scientists say they have identified for the first time what type of impact most likely causes concussion – a serious ...
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Diamonds put the heat on cells
Tiny gems help scientists shed light on thermal conductivity.
Using tiny diamonds, or nanodiamonds, scientists have worked out how to measure heat transfer inside living cells – s...
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Research
In search of that quantum advantage
Studies suggest we may be getting a little closer.
December is a hectic time of year for everyone, but quantum physicists seem to be especially busy. In particular, ...
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Perfect fluid? I like the sound of that
Physicists measure some rare diffusion in the lab.
Physicists in the US say they have been able to measure sound diffusion in a “perfect fluid” for the first time. T...