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Condensed Matter
With the right material at the right temperature and a magnetic track, physics really does allow perpetual motion without energy loss.
Under extreme conditions, matter takes on properties that lead to remarkable, novel possibilities. Topological superconductors included.
If atoms are mostly empty space, then why can't two objects made of atoms simply pass through each other? Quantum physics explains why.
It's deceptively tricky to distinguish living systems from non-living systems. Physics may be key to solving the problem.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so... solid?
Scientists will be able to make detailed "Claymation-like" movies of chemical reactions.
LK-99, almost certainly, isn't a room-temperature superconductor. The underlying physics of the phenomenon helps us understand why.
An army of replicators belonging to national laboratories, research universities, and amateur garages is rushing to replicate ambient superconductivity in LK-99.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
The familiar terrain of solids, liquids, and gases gives way to the exotic realms of plasmas and degenerate matter.
Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.
You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.
So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.
In our common experience, you can't get something for nothing. In the quantum realm, something really can emerge from nothing.
Crystallization is an entirely random process, so scientists have developed clever ways to investigate it at a molecular level.
The dream of zero resistance is closer than you may think. One of the biggest physical problems in modern society is resistance. Not political or social resistance, mind you, but electrical […]
Quantum physics just keeps getting weirder, even as it gets more fascinating. “Is it a wave or is it a particle?” Never has such a simple question had such a […]
Solid, liquid, and gas are the three everyone learns. Plasma is the fourth. But there are two more, and they’re fascinating. How many states of matter are there? When you […]
If you heard about time crystals, be aware that they do exist. But learn what they mean. “Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time […]