What’s the magic of a spinning top: Science in motion
Discover the physics behind spinning tops and angular momentum, showcasing how they defy gravity before succumbing to its ...
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Chancellor Celebrates UCSF’s ‘Momentum’ in 2024 State of the University Address
Defined as the product of mass and velocity, “momentum” is derived from physics. It also describes UC San Francisco’s journey ...
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In the Quantum World, Even Points of View Are Uncertain
The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once — an ...
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Momentum Grows For Expanded U.S. Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
Credit: U.S. Air Force Even before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, one of his first-term defense priorities is gaining momentum: expanding the inventory of U.S. nuclear ...
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A Quantum Leap: A New Era of Light-Matter Interaction
In a new study published in Nature Physics, a research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., a Professor in the Department of ...
Using matter waves, scientists unveil novel collective behaviors in quantum optics
A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has uncovered a novel ...
Quantitative trading: what is it and examples
In a nutshell, quantitative – or quant – trading is a strategy that uses computer-driven mathematical and statistical models ...
A new puzzle piece for string theory research: Study proves 4-graviton scattering conjecture
String theory aims to explain all fundamental forces and particles in the universe—essentially, how the world operates on the ...
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A rich harvest of results in Prague
Credit: J Kvita and R Volfik The 42nd international conference on high-energy physics (ICHEP) attracted almost 1400 ...
Emergent gravity may be a dead idea, but it’s not a bad one
Emergent gravity is a bold idea. It claims that the force of gravity is a mere illusion, more akin to friction or heat—a ...