Tag: physics
Black Holes: There is a strong, ordered magnetic field at the center of the Milky Way
Science Black hole Ordered magnetic field in the center of the Milky Way As of: 10:52 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes The magnetic fields rotate in a spiral around…
Mustafa Suleyman’s AI bestseller “The Coming Wave” – Culture
In “The Coming Wave,” AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman describes what happens when AI, robotics, biotech and quantum physics combine. Mustafa Suleyman calls the upcoming event “The Coming Wave” and sees…
Physics: On the trail of two phantoms
In 1938 the brilliant physicist Ettore Majorana disappeared. The particle he predicted is just as mysterious – but it could revolutionize quantum computers. About the search for a particle and…
Spiral lenses not only help against presbyopia
Novel lenses have the potential to “revolutionize ophthalmology,” according to a French research team. The scientists have developed a new, multifocal lens, which, in contrast to conventional progressive contact lenses,…
A new kind of magnetism – knowledge
Until now, researchers knew of two types of magnetic materials. Now they think they have discovered a third, completely different one: the alter magnets. What does that mean? For thousands…
Particle accelerator in Switzerland: Is the FCC the new super machine of physics? – Knowledge
Physicists have long dreamed of a giant particle accelerator in Switzerland, the FCC. Now the plans are becoming more concrete. But nobody knows what such a device could discover –…
Particle research: Is this the new supermachine in physics?
Physicists have long dreamed of a giant particle accelerator in Switzerland, the FCC. Now the plans are becoming more concrete. But nobody knows what such a device could discover –…
Physics: How often am I out there?
Parallel universes are not just the stuff of science fiction novels: there is some evidence to suggest that our reality could be one of many. Now researchers want to prove…
Space travel: Japan’s probe sends images of the moon
The Japanese probe Slim landed gently on the moon. But it has tipped over, as the first images show – and it is still unclear whether it can be saved.…
Discovery of the Big Bang: Astrophysicist Arno Penzias has died – Knowledge
In the German Museum in Munich is the experimental setup that solved the mystery of the origin of the universe – three gray boxes the size of refrigerators. The Munich…