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Science, Math, Computers and Technology Exploring Quantum Gravity: Physicists Tune In to the Cosmic Ring of Black Holes "New methods will allow for better tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity using LIGO data." By Whitney Clavin, Caltech (scitechdaily.com) Credit: Caltech Higgs Boson Unveils New Secrets: Rare Decay Detected at Large Hadron Collider "The ATLAS and CMS collaborations have joined forces to establish the first evidence of the rare decay of the Higgs boson into a Z boson and a photon." By CERN (scitechdaily.com) (Image credit: CERN) Semi-Visible Particle Jets: Is Dark Matter Hiding in Plain Sight? "What happens if dark-matter particles are produced inside a jet of Standard-Model particles?" By ATLAS Collaboration (scitechdaily.com) photo: atlas.cern Light Control Breakthrough - Innovative Twist in Physics “A Blessing in Disguise!” "Scientists from Korea’s POSTECH and the US’ Northeastern University have successfully manipulated light using non-Hermitian meta-gratings, turning optical loss into a beneficial tool." By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) (scitechdaily.com) Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Math Patterns That Go On Forever but Never Repeat "Simple math can help explain the complexities of the newly discovered aperiodic monotile." Patrick Honner (quantamagazine.org) Image: David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan and Chaim Goodman-Strauss Higgs Boson: Our Passport to the Hidden Valley of New Physics in Next-Gen Particle Accelerators "It may be that the famous Higgs boson, co-responsible for the existence of masses of elementary particles, also interacts with the world of the new physics that has been sought for decades." By Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN (scitechdaily.com) Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Physics Breakthrough: First-Ever Measurement of a Quantum Paradox "How do quantum particles exchange information? An intriguing hypothesis regarding quantum information has recently been validated through experimental verification conducted at TU Wien." By Vienna University of Technology (scitechdaily.com) Photo Credit: Thomas Schweigler, TU Wien Radiation Belt Identified Outside The Solar System For First Time Ever "All the planets in our Solar System with global magnetic fields have radiation belts, donut-shaped regions confined by magnetic fields where particles are trapped and accelerated, glowing in radio light. This all suggests that there should also be radiation belts wherever there is a stable, global magnetic field." By Michelle Starr (sciencealert.com) (Image: Chuck Carter, Melodie Kao, Heising-Simons Foundation) Rethinking the Universe: Astronomers Disturbed by the Unexpected Scale of James Webb’s Galaxies "The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have hinted at galaxies so early and so massive that they are in tension with our understanding of the formation of structure in the Universe." By Niels Bohr Institute (scitechdaily.com) Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests... String Theory’s Surprising Twist: Black Holes Might Be Defects in Spacetime "Theoretical physicists have discovered a new space-time structure called a “topological soliton.” Resembling black holes to distant observers, these structures are actually defects in the universe’s fabric, lacking an event horizon." By Paul M. Sutter (scitechdaily.com) NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, DPAC/Gaia/ESA 5 Rules of Quantum Mechanics By Werner Heisenberg "Heisenberg was only 25 years old when he arrived at the uncertainty principle, which became the basis of Bohr-Einstein debate on the nature of reality." wondersofphysics.com (Credits not Found) Disinfectant Disaster: Scientists Warn of Health Risks From Popular covid Cleaners and Hand Sanitizers "The overuse of antimicrobial chemicals known as quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to health issues, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm. " Google, how do I ask your AI the right questions? "Not to get too philosophical, but you could say all of life is about figuring out the right questions to ask." By Victoria Song (theverge.com) Image: The Verge Mathematics behind the Neural Network... Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage. "Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage." By George Musser (scientificamerican.com) Credit: filo/Getty Images 10 Interesting Facts About Chien Shiung Wu "Chinese American physicist Chien Shiung Wu [1912-1997] is most well known for performing an experiment in 1956 which proved that parity or mirror image symmetry is not conserved - when it comes to the weak nuclear force." wondersofphysics.com (Credits not Found) Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion "Scientists have been dreaming about nuclear fusion for decades. Microsoft thinks the technology is nearly ready to plug into the grid." By Justine Calma (theverge.com) (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Math Professor Debunks the Dunning-Kruger Effect "Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect - the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average." By Eric C. Gaze (scitechdaily.com) (Image Credit not Found) Galaxy Clusters Unveil New Evidence for Prevailing Theory of Universe "Cosmologists have discovered new support for the standard model of cosmology through their analysis of the structure of galaxy clusters." By SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (scitechdaily.com) (Image Credit not Found) A “Window Into Evolution” - Mathematicians Uncover Universal Explanatory Framework "This framework explains how molecules interact with each other in adapting to changing conditions while still maintaining tight control over essential properties that are crucial for survival." By Queensland University of Technology (scitechdaily.com)(Image Credit not Found) “Spooky” Quantum Entanglement of Photons Doubles Microscope Resolution "Caltech researchers have doubled the resolution of light microscopes using quantum entanglement, enabling higher-resolution imaging without damaging specimens like living cells." By California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (scitechdaily.com) Credit: Caltech Why the ‘Sleeping Beauty Problem’ Is Keeping Mathematicians Awake "A thought experiment that’s dividing mathematicians can help illuminate how belief shapes rational decisions." By Manon Bischoff (scientificamerican.com) Image Credit: Bettman/Getty Images Physicists Set New Quantum Record With Heaviest 'Schrödinger Cat' Yet "A tiny vibrating crystal weighing little more than a grain of sand has become the heaviest object ever to be recorded in a superposition of locations." By Mike McRae (sciencealert.com) (JulieAlexK/Getty Images) Humanity’s Outpost in Space: Partners Pledge Extension of the International Space Station "The International Space Station (ISS) partners have committed to extending its operations, with the United States, Japan, Canada, and European Space Agency (ESA) countries supporting it until 2030, and Russia until 2028." By NASA (scitechdaily.com) Image Credit: ESA/NASA Researcher Solves Nearly 60-Year-Old Game Theory Dilemma... Scientist Solves Nearly 60-Year-Old Game Theory Conundrum "To comprehend the capability of autonomous vehicles in navigating the complexities of the road, scientists frequently resort to game theory." By University of California - Santa Cruz (scitechdaily.com) photo: labmanager.com Why Schrödinger's Cat is still the most controversial thought experiment in science "Nearly a century after its formulation, the paradox remains hotly debated among researchers." By Dr Katie Mack (sciencefocus.com) (Image credit: theatlantic.com) Why Mathematicians Re-Prove What They Already Know "It’s been known for thousands of years that the primes go on forever, but new proofs give fresh insights into how theorems depend on one another." Anna Kramer (quantamagazine.org) image: edc.org New Study of Einstein Rings Says Dark Matter Behaves More Like a Wave, Not a Particle "Physicists believe most of the matter in the Universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know about by its indirect effects on the stars and galaxies we can see." By Rossana Ruggeri (sciencealert.com) (ESA/Hubble & NASA) Dark Order in the Universe: Distant Galaxies Align To Support Einstein’s General Relativity "Scientists have confirmed that intrinsic alignments of galaxies can probe dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale, supporting general relativity at vast spatial scales. However, the nature of dark energy and cosmic acceleration remains unresolved." By Kyoto University (scitechdaily.com) (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA) Five Experts Explain Whether AI Could Ever Become as Intelligent as Humans "Artificial intelligence has changed form in recent years." By Noor Gillani (sciencealert.com) (Sveta Zi/Canva Pro) “Extremely Surprising” - Nuclear Physicists Have a Groundbreaking Observation of “Strange Matter” "New findings from Jefferson Laboratory shed light on the process of forming strange matter from ordinary matter." By Chris Patrick, Thomas Jefferson (scitechdaily.com) iStock/sakkmesterke New Research Reveals How High Altitude Changes Your Body’s Metabolism "In comparison to individuals residing at sea level, the two million individuals worldwide residing at an elevation of 4,500 meters or higher have a lower incidence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity." By Gladstone Institutes (scitechdaily.com) photo: mountainhouse.com A Deep Math Dive into Why Some Infinities Are Bigger Than Others... How Can Some Infinities Be Bigger Than Others? "All infinities go on forever, so how is it possible for some infinities to be larger than others? The mathematician Justin Moore discusses the mysteries of infinity with Steven Strogatz." Steven Strogatz (quantamagazine.org) Credit: Lidiia Moor Getty Images A New Kind of Symmetry Shakes Up Physics "So-called “higher symmetries” are illuminating everything from particle decays to the behavior of complex quantum systems." Kevin Hartnett (quantamagazine.org) image: bbvaopenmind.com How one particle could soon rewrite our laws of the Universe "The particle that gives all matter mass may have played a key role in the birth of the Universe." By (sciencefocus.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Ingenuity Soars: NASA’s Mars Helicopter Aces 50th Flight - “We Are Not in Martian Kansas Anymore” "The history-making rotorcraft has recently been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it’s encountered on the Red Planet." By Jet Propulsion Laboratory (scitechdaily.com) Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Chaos Theory: Why the Universe is a massive unpredictable mess "Because sometimes even scientists need an excuse for their messy desks." By Dr Alastair Gunn (sciencefocus.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled "Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they got there." By Tom Metcalfe (livescience.com) (Image credit: Johan Rönnby) Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says "A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds." By Briley Lewis (livescience.com) (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) How to Tame the Endless Infinities Hiding in the Heart of Particle Physics "In the math of particle physics, every calculation should result in infinity. Physicists get around this by just ignoring certain parts of the equations - an approach that provides approximate answers." Charlie Wood (quantamagazine.org) Long-Lost Letter Shows That Einstein Predicted That Animals Had 'Super Senses' "Long before we knew birds could 'see' Earth's magnetic field, Albert Einstein discussed the possibility of animals with super senses in his fan mail to other researchers." Carly Cassella (sciencealert.com) (Dyer et al., J Comp Physiol A, 2021) The W boson might not be heavier than expected after all "The particle’s mass is an important test of the standard model of particle physics." By James R. Riordon (sciencenews.org) Maximilien Brice/CERN Unraveling the Universe: Groundbreaking Measurement Shakes Up Physics "When it comes to measuring how fast the Universe is expanding, the result depends on which side of the Universe you start from." By Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (scitechdaily.com) Superstring Theory and Higher Dimensions: Bridging Einstein’s Relativity and Quantum Mechanics "Seeing is more than believing: Holography helps our understanding of our early universe." By Kyoto University (scitechdaily.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) How long will it take for humans to colonize another planet? "There's a huge difference between sending humans to Mars and colonizing worlds outside our solar system." By Patrick Pester (livescience.com) (Image credit: Janiecbros via Getty Images) Previous... We need your support. Your $1.00 monthly contribution is important and will help keep us online. Also, clicking on the advertisements would be an additional way of helping.

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