At the Bottom of the Sea, Glass Spheres Prepare to Hunt for Mysterious Neutrinos
Yo-yos, glass orbs, and underwater robots on a physicist’s budget. The post At the Bottom of the Sea, Glass Spheres…
The Search for the Universe’s Missing Antimatter Remains Annoyingly Nebulous
The Big Bang produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter. But our universe is mostly matter. What happened to the…
Scientists Hack a Human Cell and Reprogram It Like a Computer
By hijacking the DNA of a human cell, they showed it’s possible to program it like a simple computer. The…
What if Quantum Computers Used Hard Drives Made of DNA?
You can’t save data on a quantum computer. So a commercial one will need to use vintage tech—ultra dense hard…
How to Use Dark Matter Detectors to Catch a Uranium Thief
It turns out, the tools for hunting dark matter help nuclear watchdogs look inside nuclear reactors. The post How to…
Physicists Teach AI to Identify Exotic States of Matter
Physicists taught a computer how to look for superconductivity and topological states of matter. The post Physicists Teach AI to…
Physicists, Lasers, and an Airplane: Taking Aim at Quantum Cryptography
Experts claim that quantum cryptography will be more secure than any encryption technique we use today. The post Physicists, Lasers,…
The Quiet Epidemic of Mental Disorders in Refugees
The stress from instability and trauma means that refugees are particularly vulnerable to mental disorders. The post The Quiet Epidemic…
Mysterious LHC Photons Have Physicists Searching for Answers
Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reported an unusual bump in their signal. But this time, they have no…