Category: Science
IBM Unveils World’s First Sub-1-Nanometer Chip Technology
The new chip technology packs nearly 100 billion transistors into a fingernail-sized chip.
The Poop Emoji Got Gravity Right, Physicists Find
The unassuming lugworm releases gravity-defying poop—something that represents a broader theme in the shape of all poop.
Scientists Made a Car Paint So Black It Looks Like a Hole in Reality
Researchers with Singapore-based Nipsea have created a new “ultra-black coating” that absorbs an average of 99.9% of all...
Physicists Created an Entirely New Species of Schrödinger’s Cat
Is the cat dead or alive? Either way, the cat is certainly weird, as a new study demonstrates.
Pedestrians Prefer to Veer Left—and Scientists Have No Idea Why
The bias certainly appears to exist, but scientists still have no idea why it exists.
Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock
The clock of physicists' wildest dreams may finally help advance science.
Fusion Power’s Newest Problem Is People Secretly Making Nukes
How do you catch someone covertly making weapons-grade plutonium in their fusion reactor?
Scientists May Have Found a Way to Detect a Third Type of Magnetism
The third type of magnetism could prove the most useful of all—if researchers can identify the materials that...
The Ocean Is Earth’s Largest Wireless Dead Zone. This Antenna Could Change That
A University of Florida team has developed magnetoelectric antennas that let robots talk underwater with just 10 watts...
New Data Chip Activates a Secret Message When You Breathe On It
This stamp-sized optical device could be applied to credit cards or environmental sensors, researchers say.
