Physics & Chemistry

Why Scientists Think Our Timeline Could Be Splitting

It’s simultaneously comforting and terrifying to imagine that everything that ever could happen does happen. You didn’t make that horribly tasteless joke that got you fired and somehow the new Daft Punk single sucks! This isn’t just a thought experiment; it’s a very real possibility teased by every quantum physics experiment ever. Our buddy MinutePhysics…

Physics & Chemistry Eric Limer

7 Incredible Uses for Nanocellulose

The world’s hottest new supermaterial isn’t as fancy as you might think; in fact, it’s produced by feeding wood pulp to algae. The result, nanocellulose, is amazingly light, super-strong, and conducts electricity. That versatility lends it to plenty of fantastic possible applications. Here are some of the most exciting. Ultimate Body Armor Because nanocellulose is…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

These Tiny Chiplets Could Coat Nearly Anything in Digital Intelligence

Imagine if silicon chips were smaller than a grain of sand and could be made using a laser printer: everything under the sun could be made unobtrusively smart. But that’s not science fiction, and you don’t have to imagine too hard—because researchers at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center have already done it. The New York…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

Cern Explains Why the LHC Has To Go Bye-Bye For the Next Two Years

Science fans around the world were saddened when CERN announced its Large Hadron Collider would be shutting down for almost two years worth of repairs and upgrades. But as this video explains: that’s ok. Because when the LHC is powered up again in 2015, it will finally be able to run at full capacity. You…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski

Scientists Have Made Graphene Earphones, and They’re Amazing

A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, has created the first ever pair of graphene-based earphones. It might not surprise you to find out that they’re utterly incredible. In fact, in its raw state, a single sheet of graphene—with no special tweaks or tuning of its properties—provided a frequency response comparable to…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

New Particle “Looking More and More Like a Higgs Boson”

Last July, scientists announced that they’d discovered what they strongly believed to be the Higgs Boson—but quirks in the data suggested that might not be the case. Now, though, CERN has announced that the observed particle is “looking more and more like a Higgs boson.” https://gizmodo.com/physicists-have-found-the-higgs-boson-5923422 Since the announcement in July, scientists at CERN have…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

Holy Crap, Watch Water Bend Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Our favorite mind warping illusionist Brusspup has a slick new trick to wrap your raisin brain around: water flows normally and then BOOM it warps and twists and bends like you never imagined water could when sound hits it. How does this happen? You wouldn’t be able to see what was happening in this video…

Physics & Chemistry Casey Chan

Comparing the Universe To the Pixels In This Video Puts Its Massive Scale Into Perspective

Taking advantage of its medium of choice, Minute Physics makes the incredibly vast scale of the observable universe a little easier to comprehend by comparing it to the 2,073,600 pixels in this 1080P video. But be forewarned: drawing similarities between the earth and a single pixel in this clip isn’t going to help if you’re…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski

Which Hurts More, AC or DC Electricity?

If you mange to get yourself electrocuted, you probably won’t care too much what type of electricity is pumping through your body. But this video takes a playful look at whether AC or DC current will hurt more when that day comes. This guy is very clearly more brave or stupid than most of us—but…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

Anyone Can Be a Pool Shark When This Projector Calls the Shots

Pool is simple if you know your geometry. And physics. And have good hand-eye coordination. And while none of those seem that hard on their own, they can be a little tough to put together. But with a little help from tech, it becomes as easy as just keeping your eyes open. PoolLiveAid is a…

Physics & Chemistry Eric Limer

How Physicists Separate Oreo Cookies

Separating Oreos is a serious business—especially for physicist David Neevel. In this video he explains how he designed and built perhaps the world’s most intricate machine for separating cookie from cream. It’s worth pointing out that the video is as much—if not more of!—an amusing parody of the absurd and grandiose personal vanity projects that…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

Just How Incomprehensibly Massive Is the Universe? (Hint: Even Bigger Than That)

Have you ever stared up at the stars and wondered just how far you’d have to travel before you reached the edge of the universe? The answer—as Minute Physics illustrates—is far. Like really far. Like somewhere in the neighborhood of 46 billion light years starting wherever you’re standing. And not only is that distance getting…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski

Octopus Suckers Are Moving Off Of Tentacles And Onto Robots

Octopus tentacles are pretty great looking, and they’re functional, too. Everyone wants a piece of this creepily awesome natural design. But the coolest part of an octopus tentacle, its suction cups, has been difficult to replicate in robotic models. https://gizmodo.com/is-a-prosthetic-tentacle-better-than-a-prosthetic-arm-5709418 A group of scientists has made progress, though, developing a type of robotic sucker that…

Physics & Chemistry Lily Hay Newman

What Is Light, Anyway?

First you’re taught that light is wave. Then you get a little older and your teacher explains that it’s actually particles called photons. Wait, which is it then? Particles? Waves? Both? Neither? This video should help explain. The folks at Veritasium have recreated Young’s famous—well, amongst nerds, at least—double slit experiment. It’s one of the…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

Visualizing the Size of the Universe With a Grain of Sand

The universe is so incredibly large that it’s difficult to know where to begin when trying to visualize its size. This video should help you get your head around that very problem. Pete Edwards from the University of Durham, UK, does a good job of explaining things here—with a grain of sand as a frame…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

These Liquid Jets Aren’t What They Seem

The three coloured jets aren’t what they seem. They look like fluids dyed different colours mixing to make a clear liquid. But all the water is clear: the colour comes from red, green and blue lasers. This photo won Alexander Albrecht of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque first prize in the 2012 After…

Physics & Chemistry Jeff Hecht - New Scientist

Sony’s New Triluminous TVs Will Be Powered by Quantum Physics

While Sony might currently be spoken about in TV circles for its blazing 4K sets, the future could hold something quite different. In fact, Sony’s Next Big Thing—Triluminous displays—will be powered by quantum physics. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-new-affordable-4k-tvs-are-great-just-like-every-5974007 The new range of TVs will be the first consumer devices to make use of quantum dots: a previously lab-based…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

The Kilogram Is Putting on Weight

There’s long been debate over the accuracy of the standardized kilogram. Now, though, scientists have shown once and for all that the lump of metal defining the unit of mass has been putting on some weight. https://gizmodo.com/frances-kilogram-standard-is-no-good-for-americans-5676347 The original kilogram—the International Prototype Kilogram, or IPK, made of platinum and iridium alloy—is the standard against which…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe

This Weird Crystal Demonstrates a New Magnetic Behavior That Works Like Magic

Scientists at MIT just discovered an entirely new state of magnetism in which the polarity of particles is constantly fluctuating. The new state, called a quantum spin liquid, had been predicted by theories before, but to prove it, scientists had to grow this weird rock for 10 months. The crystal is a mineral called herbertsmithite,…

Physics & Chemistry Mario Aguilar

Do You Get Less Wet Walking or Running in the Rain?

It’s one of the more interesting thought experiments to ponder when you’re stuck inside on a dreary day, but Minute Physics finally breaks out the math and science to determine once and for all if walking or running through the rain will keep you the most dry. The answer ends up being the most obvious…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski

Why Scientists Think Our Timeline Could Be Splitting

7 Incredible Uses for Nanocellulose

These Tiny Chiplets Could Coat Nearly Anything in Digital Intelligence

Cern Explains Why the LHC Has To Go Bye-Bye For the Next Two Years

Scientists Have Made Graphene Earphones, and They’re Amazing

New Particle “Looking More and More Like a Higgs Boson”

Holy Crap, Watch Water Bend Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Comparing the Universe To the Pixels In This Video Puts Its Massive Scale Into Perspective

Which Hurts More, AC or DC Electricity?

Anyone Can Be a Pool Shark When This Projector Calls the Shots

How Physicists Separate Oreo Cookies

Just How Incomprehensibly Massive Is the Universe? (Hint: Even Bigger Than That)

Octopus Suckers Are Moving Off Of Tentacles And Onto Robots

What Is Light, Anyway?

Visualizing the Size of the Universe With a Grain of Sand

These Liquid Jets Aren’t What They Seem

Sony’s New Triluminous TVs Will Be Powered by Quantum Physics

The Kilogram Is Putting on Weight

This Weird Crystal Demonstrates a New Magnetic Behavior That Works Like Magic

Do You Get Less Wet Walking or Running in the Rain?

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