Trillionth-of-a-Second Shutter Speed Camera Catches Chaos in Action
To take a picture, the best digital cameras on the market open their shutter for around four-thousandths of a second….
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A new way of measuring time
Determining the passage of time in our world of ticking clocks and oscillating pendulums is a simple case of counting…
Schrödinger equation in quite simple terms
The Schrödinger equation is the fundamental equation of quantum mechanics that describes the behavior of particles at the atomic and…
Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women
A woman should know her worth and value. Despite how much progress has been made, women are still second-class citizens…
Does stress cause grey hair?
There is a very common belief that grey hair is more than a mere matter of time and age, but…
Quantum Mechanics and Why You Should Be Able To Understand It
Quantum mechanics and the theory of special relativity are two of the most revolutionary and important theories in physics. While…
The Anthropic Principle: How the Universe is Perfectly Designed for Life
The Anthropic Principle is a philosophical concept that has been the subject of much debate and discussion among scientists and…
The importance of continents for life
Water is a vital component of life on Earth. It is therefore not surprising that, in the search for habitable…
Physicists Figure Out How to Make ‘Molecules’ of Light
Getting photons to stick together is not easy because they normally pass through each other without interacting. However, a photon…
Here’s a ball of plutonium
What you’re watching here is a plutonium-238 sphere. Usually, plutonium is not red, it is the usual metal color. However,…