Physics : Science World Report

Jun 27, 2014 01:04 PM EDT

Smallest Force Ever Measured Detected with the Help of Ultracold Atoms

Scientists have managed to detect the smallest force ever to be measured with a groundbreaking technique.

Jun 25, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

The Higgs Boson Reveals that the Universe Should Have Collapsed Seconds After the Big Bang

We shouldn't exist. At least, we shouldn't exist according to British cosmologists. They've predicted that the universe shouldn't have lasted more than a second after using data from the latest observations of the sky combined with the recent discovery of the Higgs boson.

Jun 21, 2014 06:53 AM EDT

New Invisibility Cloak Hides Objects from Sense of Touch

Invisibility cloaks have become a large area of research in recent years. Now, scientists may have discovered a way to create an invisibility cloak that hides an object from the sense of touch.

Jun 19, 2014 08:12 AM EDT

The Physics of Water's Split Personality Explained by New Computer Model

Water may have a bit of a split personality. By using a computer model, researchers have uncovered the reasons behind water's odd behaviors, such as why its solid state floats.

Jun 06, 2014 07:23 AM EDT

Turbulent, Fast-Spinning Black Holes Reveal How Gravity Can Act Like a Fluid

Scientists have taken a closer look at the massive forces surrounding black holes, and have found that the gravitational fields around them may just eddy and swirl, creating a turbulent region of space.

Jun 02, 2014 12:10 PM EDT

The World's Most Sensitive Thermometer Can Measure to 30 Billionths of a Degree

The world's best thermometer isn't made of mercury; it's made of light. Physicists have created the most sensitive thermometer yet that's three times more precise than the best thermometers in existence today.

May 23, 2014 07:52 AM EDT

Hearing Light: New Technique Converts T-Rays into Sound Waves

Can you imagine hearing light? That's exactly what a new device does. The technology "listens" for light waves and could help open up the last frontier of the electromagnetic spectrum-the terahertz range.

May 19, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

Scientists Discover How to Create Matter from Pure Light: Science Fiction Turns into Fact

Creating matter from light? It sounds like something out of science fiction, right? Well scientists have managed to take something that seems improbable and devise an experiment to make it possible.

May 02, 2014 10:50 AM EDT

RoboGolfPro: The New Golf Robot Teacher Analyzes the Physics of Your Swing

Last week we saw President Obama interacting with Honda’s ASIMO soccer-playing robot. Another incredible and new piece of robotics is the RoboGolfPro – the golf swing coach of the future with various capabilities.

Apr 29, 2014 01:22 PM EDT

Physics Behind Streaming Jets of High-Speed Matter in Space Explained on Earth

Streaming jets of high-speed matter create some of the most spectacular objects in space. Now, scientists may have answered what mechanism creates these jets, revealing a bit more about the physics of our universe.

Apr 22, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

Collider Reveals New Clues about Origins of the Universe: Change from 'Quark Soup' to Atoms

Researchers have observed a phase transition different from the smooth transition of the early universe from the hot "soup" of subatomic particles to atoms, made up of neutrons, protons and electrons that are the building blocks of matter.

Apr 21, 2014 12:34 PM EDT