Will COVID-19 die down in summer? New tests could help answer that. Empty, mocked-up shells of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, may help explain how well the virus stands up to heat, humidity and other environmental changes. […]
Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014? Could we have already discovered dark matter? That’s the question put forth in a new paper published Feb.12 in the Journal of Physics G. The authors outlined how […]
Physicists model the supernovae that result from pulsating supergiants like Betelgeuse Betelgeuse has been the center of significant media attention lately. The red supergiant is nearing the end of its life, and when a star […]
The universe could possibly have more dimensions. Here’s how. String theory is a purported theory of everything that physicists hope will one day explain … everything. All the forces, all the particles, all the constants, all […]
Physicists grab individual atoms in groundbreaking experiment In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have “held” individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions. A myriad of equipment including […]
What’s MER? It’s a way to measure quantum materials, and it’s telling us new and interesting things Experimental physicists have combined several measurements of quantum materials into one in their ongoing quest to learn more […]