“Uncertainty Principle” Enters Science

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Hands-on science: Super Cool

Can you make water turn to ice with a single splash or a bang? Dr Yan demonstrates just how super cool science can be ... methods for making ice cream. In fact, many domestic ice-cream makers ... Read More

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Apr. 17, 2024 — The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform ... Read More

The Secret Science of Ice Cream

When the ice cream melts, the liquid ice cream fills up the air pockets. When it refreezes, there are fewer air pockets, so the ice cream is less airy and fluffy. The other reason is that when the ice ... Read More

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The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ... Read More

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White House orders NASA to develop lunar time standard for celestial bodies April 3 (UPI) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced it will work to create time standards ... Read More

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The central dogma or the directional ... In principle, one shouldn't compare apples to oranges. However, in topology, which is a branch of mathematics, one must do just that. Apples and oranges ... Read More

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Jan. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed artificial muscles that are lighter, safer and more robust than their predecessors. The newly developed actuators have a novel type of shell structure ... Read More

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When viewing biological samples with a microscope, the light beam is disturbed if the lens of the objective is in a different medium than the sample. For example, when looking at a watery sample ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S. These three slinky predators are ... Read More