Physics
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Tech
Faster memory could accelerate computing
Experimental microchip improves reliability and speed of writing and reading data.
- Quantum Physics
Light breaks up to cloak gaps in time
Method could hide messages without sender’s knowledge.
- Chemistry
Microsculptures made easy
Minerals assemble on demand into tiny, complex shapes like tiny flowers.
- Materials Science
3-D imaging, pixel by pixel
Easy technique uses inexpensive equipment to make three-dimensional rendering.
- Physics
Low-energy laser makes leap toward practicality
Researchers have created a polariton device that runs on electricity.
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- Physics
Counting cracks in glass gives speed of projectile
There is a simple relationship between an object's velocity and the number of spokes it leaves in a dinged windshield or fractured windowpane.
- Particle Physics
Heart of Darkness
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible Universe (Science Essentials) by Jeremiah P. Ostriker and Simon Mitton.
- Physics
Questions raised about lithium-ion cell’s claim to fame
For lithium-ion batteries, a user’s charging habits may affect estimates of remaining charge after all.
- Physics
Light journeys unimpeded along material’s surface
A topological insulator for photons, exotic etched glass could improve optics-based communications.
- Physics
Cosmic ray detector confirms hints of dark matter
Space station-based instrument records high amount of antimatter seen in earlier experiments.
