Quantum Crystal of Frozen Electrons - the Wigner Crystal - is Visualized for the First Time
Phys.org - Fri Apr 12, 2024
PRINCETON, New Jersey - Electrons—the infinitesimally small particles that are known to zip around atoms—continue to amaze scientists despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. More»

Scientists Caught Sperm Defying a Major Law of Physics
Science Alert - Sat Feb 17, 2024
With their whip-like tails, human sperm propel themselves through viscous fluids, seemingly in defiance of Newtons third law of motion, according to a recent study that characterizes the motion of these sex cells and single-celled algae. More»

A Century of Quantum Mechanics Questions the Fundamental Nature of Reality
Science News - Wed Jan 12, 2022
Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. More»

The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks
Quanta Magazine - Tue Aug 31, 2021
In 2013, a masters student in physics named Paul Erker went combing through textbooks and papers looking for an explanation of what a clock is. More»

Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real
Quanta Magazine - Fri Jul 30, 2021
In a preprint posted online Thursday night, researchers at Google in collaboration with physicists at Stanford, Princeton and other universities say that they have used Google’s quantum computer to demonstrate a genuine “time crystal. More»

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