Time crystals: the search for a new phase of matter
aken from the April 2022 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. Pedram Roushan, from Google’s Quantum...
Planetary Bodies – Where Water and Life Could Exist – Observed for First Time in Habitable Zone of Dead Star
A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting close to a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet in... The post Planetary Bodies –...
New Robotic Drone Morphs From a Ground to Air Vehicle Using Liquid Metal
Imagine a small autonomous vehicle that could drive over land, stop, and flatten itself into a quadcopter. The rotors start spinning, and the vehicle flies... The post New Robotic Drone...
Surprising Discovery Proves That Deadly Gene Has Jumped From a Harmless Organism to a Deadly Pathogen
[caption id="attachment_96440" align="aligncenter" width="810"] Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an organism responsible for thousands of deaths.[/caption] University of South Australia scientists have made a surprising discovery in the origins of an antibiotic-resistant gene...
New Research Bites Holes Into Previous Theories About Megalodons – One of the Largest Sharks That Ever Lived
[caption id="attachment_96436" align="aligncenter" width="810"] Reconstruction of a full-scale Megalodon and a set of teeth at the Museo de la Evolución de Puebla in Mexico. Credit: Luis Alvaz[/caption] Extinct shark’s shape...
Long COVID Could Be Linked to the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Vagus Nerve
New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, April 23-26) suggests that many of the symptoms connected to post-COVID...