Category : Science / Physics and Math

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Science / Physics and Math

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AC or DC: Which Is Better? thumbnail

AC or DC: Which Is Better?

Your gadgets run on direct current, but the electricity in...

A ‘Grand Unified Theory’ of Math Just Got a Little Bit Closer thumbnail

A ‘Grand Unified Theory’ of Math Just

By extending the scope of a key insight behind Fermat’s...

The Hunt for a Fundamental Theory of Quantum Gravity thumbnail

The Hunt for a Fundamental Theory of

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory...

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly...

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition thumbnail

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when...

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different thumbnail

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world...

Are Those Viral ‘Cooling Blankets’ for Real? thumbnail

Are Those Viral ‘Cooling Blankets’ for Real?

According to physics, any blanket can cool you—for a few...

How to Make AI Faster and Smarter—With a Little Help from Physics thumbnail

How to Make AI Faster and Smarter—With

Rose Yu has drawn on the principles of fluid dynamics...

Is Using a Stair Machine the Same as Climbing Stairs? thumbnail

Is Using a Stair Machine the Same

According to physics, one burns more calories than the other—and...

The Quest to Prove the Existence of a New Type of Quantum Particle thumbnail

The Quest to Prove the Existence of

A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles—a new category...