But they did show that a tiny resonating strip of metal – only 60 micrometres long, but big enough to be seen without a microscope – can both oscillate and not oscillate at the same time. Alas, you couldn't actually see the effect happening, becau [more]
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As the scientists explain, RSE motion is nearly a geometrical superposition of two components: its geosynchronous rotation around Earth (which has a one-day period), and the internal rotation of the string system that goes on around the axis perpendic [more]
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De Wit and her colleagues wondered what would happen to fluid flows if the reacting liquids were left alone and not stirred. The researchers watched a very simple reaction — the neutralization that occurs between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxi [more]
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Newton predicted in the 17th century that a beam of light reflected at a glass-vacuum surface should undergo a minuscule lateral shift. He was arguing that wavefronts, having reached the vacuum, should "slide" a short distance along the interface befo [more]
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This blog is more serious than you'd think, but it does provide an almost accessible look at the insane-seeming many worlds theories of insane-seeming modern physics. [more]
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The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most expensive science experiment, produced its first collisions on Monday, said scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, outside Geneva. [more]
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Machines, unless their designer is malicious, just don't do random. So, can they ever think? Or does thinking involve emotion, which allows random in. Which route leads to pair-a-dice? Feeling machines or thinking people? Will machines ever think? [more]
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We know that subatomic particles can only be pinned down to the scope of a probability function. Is there an analogous "possibility function" to describe something from nothing? [more]
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Is this guy just nuts, or might he be on to something? It's also possible he's just pulling your leg, but what if he's not? Too bad there aren't more choices, but if you vote "art" against my "science" then you'll succeed in burying me. Go ahead and m [more]
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The Hadron Collider is still having trouble getting started, leaving openings for all sorts of crazy thoughts about how maybe these Higg's bosons just don't want to be found. It gets you thinking - read the Time Magazine article if you think I'm the o [more]
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First, congratulations for proving the existence of the Higgs boson! This feat will shortly catapult you into the scientific stratosphere, where you will be lauded with prestigious awards and offers of tenure. Your life will change tomorrow, but today [more]
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