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Physics and mathematics news and explainers. From quantum mechanics and particle physics to unsolved math problems and new discoveries.
A Missing Zero Inflated the Black Spatula Panic
Flame retardants from recycled electronics do contaminate black plastic kitchen items. A math error made the risk seem ten times worse than it...
Why Entangled Particles Can't Send Messages Faster Than Light
John Clauser tried to prove Einstein right about quantum mechanics. Instead, his 1972 experiment helped establish that entanglement is real - while confirming...
The Prime Number Proof That Borrowed From the Wrong Field
Ben Green and Mehtaab Sawhney proved infinitely many primes fit p² + 4q² by importing Gowers norms from combinatorics - a tool nobody...
Supercomputer Simulates Universe With Full Physics for First Time
Frontier supercomputer runs first cosmological simulation including gas, stars, and black holes–testing dark energy and alternative gravity models.
Brian Greene Grades String Theory, and the Results Are Mixed
Explore the current state of string theory with physicist Brian Greene as he examines its progress, challenges, and the quest for experimental evidence...
The Physicist Who Gave Gravity Mass
Claudia de Rham proved the graviton can have mass, defying decades of no-go theorems. Her dRGT model could explain why vacuum energy does...
Unsolved Math Problems That Sound Deceptively Easy
Unsolved math problems from the Collatz conjecture to twin primes sound simple enough for grade school. No mathematician alive can solve them.
Bose-Einstein Condensate: Physicists Create New State of Matter From Molecules
Columbia physicists created the first Bose-Einstein condensate from molecules – a quantum state where particles merge into one entity at five nanokelvin.
Inside the Large Hadron Collider: A Physicist's View
Particle physicist Clara Nellist explains what happens inside the Large Hadron Collider, from a bottle of hydrogen to the discovery of the Higgs...
The Muon g-2 Anomaly That Wasn't
Muon g-2 final result from Fermilab achieves 127 ppb precision, but a revised Standard Model prediction using lattice QCD closes the gap. The...
