A DIY science project exploring how beta backscattering can be used to identify different elements. The experiment ...

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Hawking radiation is a form of radiation emitted by black holes, as theoretically predicted by Stephen Hawking. It suggests ...

First formulated in 1935, the famous thought experiment attempts to explain the weirdness of quantum superposition, but a new ...

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The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space ...

The Institute for Basic Science's heavy-ion accelerator research institute, known as IRIS, announced Tuesday that it had successfully conducted the country ...

The ordinary graphite in pencil lead is proving to be surprisingly multifaceted at the microscale. In a study published in ...

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From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

A familiar thought experiment about a hidden cat has helped scientists take a meaningful step toward building reliable ...