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Permanent liquid magnets have now been created in the lab
Magnets that generate persistent magnetic fields are usually solid. But new little bar magnets have the mechanical properties of liquids.
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, July 18, 2019
supernova
News | Physics
Scientists still can’t agree on the universe’s expansion rate
By Emily Conover | 2:01pm, July 16, 2019
crepes
For Daily Use | Physics
A computer model explains how to make perfectly smooth crepes
By Maria Temming | 6:00am, June 19, 2019
Kibble balance
News in Brief | Physics
This tabletop device turns the quantum definition of a kilogram into a real mass
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, June 03, 2019
black hole
News | Physics
In a first, scientists took the temperature of a sonic black hole
By Emily Conover | 1:00pm, May 29, 2019
solar eclipse
News | Physics
100 years ago, an eclipse proved Einstein right. Today, black holes do too — for now
By Lisa Grossman | 6:00am, May 29, 2019
atomic clock
News | Physics
A new optical atomic clock’s heart is as small as a coffee bean
By Maria Temming | 8:00am, May 28, 2019
Murray Gell-Mann
Context | Physics
Murray Gell-Mann gave structure to the subatomic world
By Tom Siegfried | 5:09pm, May 24, 2019
Very Large Array
News | Physics
Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies
By Lisa Grossman | 10:57am, May 23, 2019
space flame
News in Brief | Physics
Spherical flames in space could solve the mystery of soot-free fires
By Emily Conover | 9:00am, May 23, 2019
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