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Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling
It's a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius. And...
Nov 29, 20163 min read
Atomic beltway could solve problems of cosmic gravity
When is a traffic jam not a traffic jam? When it's a quantum traffic jam, of course. Only in quantum physics can traffic be standing...
Nov 15, 20163 min read
Spin liquid on a peak
A little frustration can make life interesting. This is certainly the case in physics, where the presence of competing forces that cannot...
Nov 10, 20163 min read
Iowa State physicists help demonstrate existence of new subatomic structure
Iowa State University researchers have helped demonstrate the existence of a subatomic structure once thought unlikely to exist. James...
Nov 4, 20163 min read
Weak atomic bond, theorized 14 years ago, observed for first time
A Purdue University physicist has observed a butterfly Rydberg molecule, a weak pairing of two highly excitable atoms that he predicted...
Nov 2, 20162 min read
Scientists Can Now Create Holograms from Neutrons, Too
For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams to...
Oct 28, 20163 min read
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