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New Scientist - Physics
New Scientist - Physics
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We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
The gamma ray burst known as GRB221009A is the biggest explosion astronomers have ever glimpsed and we might finally know what caused the blast
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How to unsnarl a tangle of threads, according to physics
A jiggling robot has revealed the ideal vibrating speed to free jumbled fibres
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Take a look behind the scenes at the world's largest fusion experiment
Photographer Enrico Sacchetti captures the power and potential of ITER, an international nuclear fusion experiment currently under construction in southern France
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A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
Working with a tiny cantilever, physicists managed to violate the second law of thermodynamics, using less energy than expected to change the cantilever’s motion
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You can turn any random sequence of events into a clock
A set of mathematical equations can help turn apparently random observations into a clock – and then measure its accuracy
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Laser helps turn an electron into a coil of mass and charge
Researchers have reshaped single electrons into spiralling matter waves with distinct handedness that could be used to study and control materials
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How a simple physics experiment could reveal the “dark dimension”
Could the universe's missing matter be hiding in a "dark" extra dimension? We now have simple ways to test this outlandish idea - and the existence of extra dimensions more generally
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Incredibly complex mazes discovered in structure of bizarre crystals
The atoms within quasicrystals are arranged in repeating forms, but unlike ordinary crystals they have more complex symmetry. It turns out this makes them perfect for producing mazes
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Physicists determined the paper most likely to give you a paper cut
An experiment with a robot and gelatine determined that 65-micrometre-thick paper is the most prone to slicing our skin – but it can also make for a handy recyclable knife
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Is the world's biggest fusion experiment dead after new delay to 2035?
ITER, a €20 billion nuclear fusion reactor under construction in France, will now not switch on until 2035 - a delay of 10 years. With smaller commercial fusion efforts on the rise, is it worth continuing with this gargantuan project?