Physics

Key Takeaways Scientists have discovered “berkelocene,” the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The extremely oxygen- and water-sensitive complex was formed from 0.3 milligram of berkelium-249 using specialized facilities for handling air-sensitive and radioactive materials. …

One hundred years ago today, on January 26, 1926, Scottish inventor and engineer John Logie Baird conducted the world’s first public demonstration of live television in London to members of the Royal Institution. (For Doctor Who fans, Baird’s name might …

Artist’s concept of JWST The 25th December marks an anniversary in the world of astronomy (as well as Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday, of course) – the launch of JWST, the infrared space telescope launched to explore the Universe in unprecedented …

For nearly a decade, the MIT Warrior-Scholar Project STEM boot camp has helped enlisted members of the military prepare for higher education. “I went into the military right after high school, mostly because I didn’t really see the value of …

📖Read Time: 25 minutes 📊Readability: Advanced 📐 (Technical knowledge needed) 🔖Core Topics: group, groups, elements, called, theory Introduction The concept of a group is as simple as it gets: a set with a binary operation like addition and a couple …

On December 10, I gave a keynote address at the Q2B 2025 Conference in Silicon Valley. This is a transcript of my remarks. The slides I presented are here. The first century We are nearing the end of the International Year of …

In which I wonder whether we will just have to accept that the laws of nature are ugly Source link

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Engineers have been adapting biological materials into robotics in recent years. One of the latest versions of this trend is “necroprinting,” in which researchers built a microscale 3D printer around a mosquito’s proboscis. Made to pierce thick skin to reach …

The string theory hype machine will never die. This week we have I’ve been documenting this sort of ridiculous hype for more than twenty years now. It has done a huge amount of damage to the public understanding of science …