Category Archives: Science
The quest to crystallize time
Bizarre forms of matter called time crystals were supposed to be physically impossible. Now they’re not.
Source: The quest to crystallize time
Key experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets upgrade
Scientists are upgrading one of the four main experiments on the world’s biggest atom smasher in hopes it will help them discover previously unknown particles or physical properties.
Source: Key experiment at world’s biggest atom smasher gets upgrade
Vera Rubin, who did pioneering work on dark matter, dies
Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday.
Source: Vera Rubin, who did pioneering work on dark matter, dies
John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95
The last of NASA’s original seven astronauts to die, Glenn circled the planet three times in 1962
Source: John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95 – Scientific American
NASASunEarth on Twitter: “Coming up on Tuesday, Oct. 25: the 10th anniversary of the launch of STEREO, a key piece of our sun-watching fleet. https://t.co/xMTwA3Bdh6 https://t.co/bLP0fjhLGQ”
Coming up on Tuesday, Oct. 25: the 10th anniversary of the launch of STEREO, a key piece of our sun-watching fleet. https://t.co/xMTwA3Bdh6 pic.twitter.com/bLP0fjhLGQ
— NASASunEarth (@NASASunEarth) October 21, 2016
Joseph L. Birman, Physicist and Humanitarian, Dies at 89 – The New York Times
Dr. Birman was instrumental in the creation of a program that helped refugee scientists restart their careers in the United States in the 1990s.< Source: Joseph L. Birman, Physicist and Humanitarian, Dies at 89 – The New York Times
Simons Observatory To Search For Origin Of The Cosmos | Simons Foundation
A new facility to be built in Chile aims to uncover what happened in the instant after the Big Bang and answer other cosmological questions.
Source: Simons Observatory To Search For Origin Of The Cosmos | Simons Foundation
USA Science and Engineering Festival – Home
Celebrate STEM at the largest science festival in the country! Join the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. April 16-17, 2016.
Source: USA Science and Engineering Festival – Home
Physicists discover flaws in superconductor theory
University of Houston physicists report finding major theoretical flaws in the generally accepted understanding of how a superconductor traps and holds a magnetic field.
