• Strange behavior of bouncing drops demonstrates pilot-wave dynamics in action.

    Strange behavior of bouncing drops demonstrates pilot-wave dynamics in action.

    This finding of quantum-like behavior inspired another team of researchers, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to examine the dynamics of these walking droplets. They describe their findings in the journal Physics of Fluids.

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-10-strange-behavior-pilot-wave-dynamics-action.html#jCp

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  • Fusion energy—a time of transition and potential

    Fusion energy—a time of transition and potential

    For centuries, humans have dreamed of harnessing the power of the sun to energize our lives here on Earth. But we want to go beyond collecting solar energy, and one day generate our own from a mini-sun. If we're able to solve an extremely complex set of scientific and engineering problems, fusion energy promises a green, safe, unlimited source of energy. From just one kilogram of deuterium extracted from water per day could come enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes.

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-11-fusion-energya-transition-potential.html#jCp

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  • Physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature.

    Physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature.

    "If confirmed by further experiments, this discovery of a possible fifth force would completely change our understanding of the universe," says UCI professor of physics & astronomy Jonathan Feng, including what holds together galaxies such as this spiral one, called NGC 6814. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-physicists-discovery-nature.html#jCp

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  • High-speed 'electron camera' films atomic nuclei in vibrating molecules.

    High-speed 'electron camera' films atomic nuclei in vibrating molecules.

    Using SLAC's instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction, researchers were able to directly see the motions of atomic nuclei in vibrating molecules for the first time. In the experiment, a laser pulse (green) hit a spray of iodine gas (at right). This stimulated vibrations in the iodine molecules, which consist of two iodine atoms connected via a chemical bond (top left). The molecules were then hit by an electron beam (blue), generating a characteristic diffraction pattern (background) on a detector, from which the separation of the nuclei can be precisely determined. Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-high-speed-electron-camera-atomic-nuclei.html#jCp

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