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For the first time, researchers show what an electron actually looks like
Electrons are weird, but we're starting to understand them a bit better.
Researchers find black hole that spins almost as fast as (we think) they can spin
Hope it won't get dizzy and stumble our way!
Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect
Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.
Researchers devise first electric circuit with a magnetic insulator, which was thought to be impossible
A team of Dutch and Belgian researchers demonstrated an electric circuit coupled with a magnetic insulator. The circuit uses so-called ...
Understanding a unique type of magnetism
Using low-frequency laser pulses, a team of researchers has carried out the first measurements on a mineral called herbertsmithite. This ...
Scientists search for unparticle in the Earth’s mantle – find nothing, still happy
Particles and unparticles Ok, we know a lot about particles - from electrons and neutrons to the more elusive quarks ...
Extrasolar hot Jupiter sheds some light on our own solar system
Since 1995, over 500 planets that don't orbit our Sun have been discovered, with the numbers increasing more and more ...
New spin makes graphene magnetic
I was telling you a while ago about the revolutionary material called graphene. Graphene is a one atom thick layer ...