How fast is the universe expanding? New data keeps mystery open
A big open problem in cosmology is the Hubble tension. There are two equally valid ways to measure h...
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The mind-bending maths that could stop ‘quantum hackers’
Imagine the tap of a card that bought you a cup of coffee this morning also let a hacker halfway acr...
Particles called quarks hold the key to the final fate of some stars
We know that all matter is composed of atoms, and atoms are made of protons and neutrons inside the ...
Stellar nucleosynthesis is the process by which stars forge elements inside their cores. The only el...
Copper becomes unexpectedly hard under extreme strain rate
The discovery of steel transformed the course of human civilisation. The stone age ended with the in...
New light-based tool could cut cost of spotting viral infections
Viruses infect plants, animals, and humans. A virus’ spread from animals to humans could unleash pan...
New low-cost MRI machine can improve access to diagnostics in India
Scientists have designed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that costs a fraction of existin...
What is heat? How does it animate engines and global warming? | Explained
Heat is animus. It was there at the birth of the universe, and its death will be the universe’s deat...
2025 to be International Year of Quantum Science and Tech, UN says
The United Nations has said 2025 will be designated the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and T...
New portable atomic clock offers very accurate timekeeping at sea
Atomic clocks are the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the network of satellites abo...
Indirect evidence builds, yet the ‘dark’ universe remains murky
The general theory of relativity has been very successful at explaining gravity and an astonishing a...
Invented in 1824 by the British physicist William Sturgeon, electromagnets are a fixture of modern l...
‘Universal’ equation predicts how often bird, bat, insect wings beat
Almost all animals that fly through the air and many that swim through water have evolved to flap th...
How diapers use quantum physics to attend to nature’s call | Explained
Still wondering what you should gift your friends who have just turned parents? Think no more and bu...
Nuclear study provides major update on plutonium isotope fission
On March 4 this year, India stepped on the threshold of the second stage of its nuclear power progra...
Nothing lasts forever. This is good life advice, and it also happens to be an important feature of o...
