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Scientists Rule Out Elusive Sterile Neutrino After 10-Year Hunt, Shaking Particle Physics
After ten years of experiments, physicists found no evidence for the sterile neutrino, once thought to explain unusual neutrino behaviour. The MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab analysed neutrinos from two beams and ruled out the particle with 95% certainty. The findings narrow the search for new physics and inform future experiments like DUNE.
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Physicists Push Superconducting Diodes to Higher Temperatures
Researchers in China have demonstrated the first high-temperature superconducting diode, operating above liquid nitrogen temperatures without magnetic fields. Using cuprate materials, the device enables clean supercurrent flow and could reduce noise in quantum computers. The breakthrough marks an important step toward practical superconducting elec...
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Neutrino Detectors May Unlock the Search for Light Dark Matter, Physicists Say
Physicists now believe that massive neutrino detectors—built to observe rare solar and cosmic particles—could also detect extremely light dark matter that traditional experiments miss. By monitoring subtle annual variations in their background signals, observatories like JUNO and Borexino may open a new frontier in uncovering the universe’s m...
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Scientists Find Clock on Mars Runs 477 Microseconds Faster Than Earth
A new study by NIST physicists shows that clocks on Mars run about 477 microseconds faster per day than identical clocks on Earth. The difference comes from Mars’s weaker gravity, orbital eccentricity, and gravitational influences across the solar system. Though tiny, this daily time lead will pose challenges for future Mars navigation and commun...
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"Son Of A Bi**h": How Musharraf Had Reacted To Pak Scientist "Leaking" Nuke Secrets
A former American spy revealed Pakistan's then-president, Pervez Musharraf, was furious when confronted with evidence that physicist was selling the country's nuclear secrets abroad.
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Harvard Physicist Weighs In On Complex Jet Structure On Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has listed some unusual behaviours displayed by the interstellar object.
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy Might Not Exist After All, New Study Suggests
A new theory suggests dark matter and dark energy may not exist. Physicist Rajendra Gupta’s model proposes that the universe’s forces weaken over time, naturally explaining cosmic expansion and galactic motion without unseen matter or energy.
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'Halloween Fireballs' Could Threaten Earth In 2032 And 2036, Astronomers Warn
Recent research indicates that larger objects in the Taurid stream could pose a greater threat in 2032 and 2036, potentially exploding in the atmosphere or occasionally reaching the Earth's surface.
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MIT Physicists Discover a Way to See Inside Atoms Using Tabletop Molecular Technique
MIT physicists have developed a molecular technique using radium monofluoride that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing particle accelerators and offering new insight into matter–antimatter asymmetry.
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"Grok Understands Physics": Elon Musk Reacts To AI Video Shared By Physicist
The exchange has drawn attention on social media for highlighting the growing sophistication of AI video tools.
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Physicists Reveal a New Type of Twisting Solid That Behaves Almost Like a Living Material
The discovery of “rotating crystals” marks a major leap in physics and materials research. These unusual solids, composed of spinning particles, behave almost like living systems—twisting, fragmenting, and rebuilding themselves.
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How Social Distancing Led Merritt Moore To Find Dance Partners In Robots
During the COVID-19 pandemic, quantum physicist and professional ballerina Merritt Moore found a unique way to keep her passion alive: by dancing with robots.
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Nobel Prize Winner, Chinese Physicist Chen-Ning Yang, Dies At 103
Chen Ning Yang was born in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, in 1922. In the 1940s, he went to the United States to pursue academic studies and subsequently held teaching positions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957.
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Dark Matter Might Leave A Faint Colour Mark In Light, Say Scientists
Dark matter, though invisible, might subtly alter the colour of light passing through it, according to a new University of York study. Researchers propose that weak particle interactions could create faint red or blue tints, offering a new path for future telescopes to detect dark matter indirectly.
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Physicists Recreate Einstein’s Near-Light-Speed Illusion Predicted 70 Years Ago
Physicists have recreated the long-predicted Terrell-Penrose effect using ultra-fast lasers, showing how objects at near-light speed appear rotated rather than flattened. The experiment offers a visual insight into Einstein’s special relativity.
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Scientists Rule Out Elusive Sterile Neutrino After 10-Year Hunt, Shaking Particle Physics
After ten years of experiments, physicists found no evidence for the sterile neutrino, once thought to explain unusual neutrino behaviour. The MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab analysed neutrinos from two beams and ruled out the particle with 95% certainty. The findings narrow the search for new physics and inform future experiments like DUNE.
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Physicists Push Superconducting Diodes to Higher Temperatures
Researchers in China have demonstrated the first high-temperature superconducting diode, operating above liquid nitrogen temperatures without magnetic fields. Using cuprate materials, the device enables clean supercurrent flow and could reduce noise in quantum computers. The breakthrough marks an important step toward practical superconducting elec...
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Neutrino Detectors May Unlock the Search for Light Dark Matter, Physicists Say
Physicists now believe that massive neutrino detectors—built to observe rare solar and cosmic particles—could also detect extremely light dark matter that traditional experiments miss. By monitoring subtle annual variations in their background signals, observatories like JUNO and Borexino may open a new frontier in uncovering the universe’s m...
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Scientists Find Clock on Mars Runs 477 Microseconds Faster Than Earth
A new study by NIST physicists shows that clocks on Mars run about 477 microseconds faster per day than identical clocks on Earth. The difference comes from Mars’s weaker gravity, orbital eccentricity, and gravitational influences across the solar system. Though tiny, this daily time lead will pose challenges for future Mars navigation and commun...
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"Son Of A Bi**h": How Musharraf Had Reacted To Pak Scientist "Leaking" Nuke Secrets
A former American spy revealed Pakistan's then-president, Pervez Musharraf, was furious when confronted with evidence that physicist was selling the country's nuclear secrets abroad.
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Harvard Physicist Weighs In On Complex Jet Structure On Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has listed some unusual behaviours displayed by the interstellar object.
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy Might Not Exist After All, New Study Suggests
A new theory suggests dark matter and dark energy may not exist. Physicist Rajendra Gupta’s model proposes that the universe’s forces weaken over time, naturally explaining cosmic expansion and galactic motion without unseen matter or energy.
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'Halloween Fireballs' Could Threaten Earth In 2032 And 2036, Astronomers Warn
Recent research indicates that larger objects in the Taurid stream could pose a greater threat in 2032 and 2036, potentially exploding in the atmosphere or occasionally reaching the Earth's surface.
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MIT Physicists Discover a Way to See Inside Atoms Using Tabletop Molecular Technique
MIT physicists have developed a molecular technique using radium monofluoride that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing particle accelerators and offering new insight into matter–antimatter asymmetry.
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"Grok Understands Physics": Elon Musk Reacts To AI Video Shared By Physicist
The exchange has drawn attention on social media for highlighting the growing sophistication of AI video tools.
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Physicists Reveal a New Type of Twisting Solid That Behaves Almost Like a Living Material
The discovery of “rotating crystals” marks a major leap in physics and materials research. These unusual solids, composed of spinning particles, behave almost like living systems—twisting, fragmenting, and rebuilding themselves.
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How Social Distancing Led Merritt Moore To Find Dance Partners In Robots
During the COVID-19 pandemic, quantum physicist and professional ballerina Merritt Moore found a unique way to keep her passion alive: by dancing with robots.
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Nobel Prize Winner, Chinese Physicist Chen-Ning Yang, Dies At 103
Chen Ning Yang was born in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, in 1922. In the 1940s, he went to the United States to pursue academic studies and subsequently held teaching positions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957.
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Dark Matter Might Leave A Faint Colour Mark In Light, Say Scientists
Dark matter, though invisible, might subtly alter the colour of light passing through it, according to a new University of York study. Researchers propose that weak particle interactions could create faint red or blue tints, offering a new path for future telescopes to detect dark matter indirectly.
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Physicists Recreate Einstein’s Near-Light-Speed Illusion Predicted 70 Years Ago
Physicists have recreated the long-predicted Terrell-Penrose effect using ultra-fast lasers, showing how objects at near-light speed appear rotated rather than flattened. The experiment offers a visual insight into Einstein’s special relativity.
