by quasarn01 | Jan 29, 2026 | Latest in Physics
There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is still enormously useful as its (complex) square represents the probability density of the system or elements of the system. But for a confined...
by quasarn01 | Jan 29, 2026 | Latest in Physics
The Einstein–de Haas effect, which links the spin of electrons to macroscopic rotation, has now been demonstrated in a quantum fluid by researchers at Science Tokyo. The team observed this effect in a Bose–Einstein condensate of europium atoms, showing that a change...
by quasarn01 | Jan 29, 2026 | Ancient Code
A British archaeologist recently made an incredible discovery in a forest: A 4.000-year-old stone circle, the first of its kind found in Gloucestershire, the Daily Mail reports: “A ‘very significant’ discovery of a Bronze Age monument has been uncovered after being...
by quasarn01 | Jan 29, 2026 | Astronomy
Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most of the universe’s mass. While physicists have gathered extensive indirect evidence of its existence, so far dark matter has never been...
by quasarn01 | Jan 29, 2026 | Astronomy
Using ESA’s Gaia satellite, astronomers have investigated three open clusters in the galactic disk, namely Berkeley 17, 18 and 39. Results of the new study, published January 21 on the arXiv pre-print server, yield crucial insights into the properties of these...
