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A bouncing water drop

Physics

Strange water wave can bounce a droplet thousands of times

A single undulating wave can bounce a droplet of water up and down for up to an hour and a half. Researchers made the discovery by accident when studying how wave patterns emerge in water

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Quantum Bullsh*t review: Time to save quantum theory for science

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Quantum Bullsh*t review: Time to save quantum theory for science

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The hunt for dark matter: The universe's mysterious gravitational glue

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The hunt for dark matter: The universe's mysterious gravitational glue

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Flickering flames

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Flames that don't flicker could make engines more efficient

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Launching vehicle loaded with an ORCA type detection unit KM3NeT - LOM-on-anchor.jpg KM3NeT the next generation neutrino telescopes KM3NeT is a research infrastructure housing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Once completed, the telescopes will have detector volumes between megaton and several cubic kilometres of clear sea water. Located in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean, KM3NeT will open a new window on our Universe, but also contribute to the research of the properties of the elusive neutrino particles. With the ARCA telescope, KM3NeT scientists will search for neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources such as supernovae, gamma ray bursters or colliding stars. The ORCA telescope is the instrument for KM3NeT scientists studying neutrino properties exploiting neutrinos generated in the Earth's atmosphere. Arrays of thousands of optical sensors will detect the faint light in the deep sea from charged particles originating from collisions of the neutrinos and the Earth. The facility will also house instrumentation for Earth and Sea sciences for long-term and on-line monitoring of the deep sea environment and the sea bottom at depth of several kilometers.

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Help in the hunt for neutrinos while exploring deep-sea ecosystems

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The 50-year quest to find the particle that almost broke physics

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Physicists should take time to ponder the strangest ideas

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An illustration of photonic crystals, materials that can trap and direct light

Physics

Crystal device could be used to build tiny particle accelerators

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The device uses a maze of components and a laser

Physics

Quantum camera takes images of objects that haven’t been hit by light

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The crystal growers behind the graphene revolution

Physics

The crystal growers behind the graphene revolution

Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe create high-quality crystals that offer the perfect substrate on which to tailor-make two-dimensional materials with amazing electronic properties. They tell 51¶¯Âþ how they grow their world-renowned crystals

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Physics

Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

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Biggest science news stories of 2022 as chosen by 51¶¯Âþ

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Physics

The W boson gave particle physicists a major shock in 2022

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Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine started a new kind of nuclear war

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