Generating record-speed waves on extremely water-repellent surfaces
Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary waves. Studied since antiquity, they ...
Measuring invisible light waves via electro-optic cavities
Researchers have developed a novel experimental platform to measure the electric fields of light trapped between two mirrors ...
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Discovering topological structures in water
Researchers have discovered various topological structures in water waves (skyrmions, merons, Möbius and vortices with ...
Simulations reveal Anderson transition for light in 3D disordered systems
The Anderson transition is a phase transition that occurs in disordered systems, which entails a shift from a diffusive state ...
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Electricity transported through air: Ultrasonic waves guide sparks in new experiment
A recent study by researchers from Spain, Finland, and Canada uncovered the way in which ultrasonic waves transport ...
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Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoors
The MiFly system enables a drone to determine its precise position space — including its six degrees of freedom — in indoor, ...
Sea turtles ‘dance’ when their superpower leads them to food
Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.
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Mantis Shrimp Pack a Punch With the Force of a Bullet—and They Don't Get Hurt. Here's How
With a single, strong punch, they can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet, unleash a shockwave and even ...
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Inside an underground facility where the U.S. tests nuclear weapons
The U.S. tested nuclear weapons until the early 1990s. Since then, scientists have been using supercomputers and experiments ...
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New Way To Hunt Dark Matter: Precise Atomic Clocks And Lasers
Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter believed to be everywhere, outnumbering regular matter (what we're made of) 5-to ...
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Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds
2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...