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Category: Physics
The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers”
For their experiments, the authors of the PRL paper selected samples of Monk’s head cheese wheels from the Fromagerie de […]
CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe
There’s a lot of matter around, which ensures that any antimatter produced experiences a very short lifespan. Studying antimatter, therefore, has […]
Beyond qubits: Meet the qutrit (and ququart)
Skip to content It’s relatively easy to store multiple quantum values in one piece of hardware. It’s possible to go […]
Physics of the perfect cacio e pepe sauce
The trick: Add corn starch separately to make the sauce rather than using pasta water. Cacio e pepe is an […]
The physics of bowling strike after strike
Skip to content “This isn’t ‘Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.” New model uses 6 differential equations relating to […]
Quantum hardware may be a good match for AI
Skip to content New manuscript describes analyzing image data in a quantum processor. Credit: Jason Marz/Getty Images Concerns about AI’s […]
Fewer beans = great coffee if you get the pour height right
Skip to content Pour-over coffee is made by flowing a strong, laminar water jet through a bed of ground coffee […]
Commercial fusion power companies moving toward test systems
A tokamak moves forward as two companies advance plans for stellarators. There are a remarkable number of commercial fusion power […]
Hints grow stronger that dark energy changes over time
Skip to content getting to the “point of no return” Latest DESI results fall short of discovery threshold but strengthen […]