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Scientists Have Achieved ‘Liquid Light’ At Room Temperature For First Time Ever
For the first time, physicists have achieved ‘liquid light’ at room temperature, making this strange form of matter more accessible than ever. This matter is both a superfluid, which has zero friction and viscosity, and a kind of Bose-Einstein condensate – sometimes described as the fifth state of matter – and it allows light to actually flow around objects and … Continue reading
Experts Believe ‘Wormholes’ to Other Galaxies Could Exist Right Here in Our Milky Way Galaxy
Wormholes have long been considered to exist only in the realms of science fiction, but some physicists believe the theoretical portals could be real, and there could be one relatively close by. Wormholes, which were predicted by Einstein in his theory of General Relativity, are areas where space and time are bent to manipulate the distance. It would take a … Continue reading
Our Brain Can ‘Predict’ Events Seconds Before They Happen
When an object is flying in a human’s direction for one reason or another, the reaction is invariably to flinch. While long thought an instinctual reflex, a team of researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands believe brains are constantly viewing lives in fast-forward, playing out actions in an individual’s head before they happen. For the vast majority of humans, … Continue reading
Internal ‘Master Clock’ Could Be in Control of All Our Circadian Rhythms
Scientists studying the pattern of circadian rhythms have found that one central body clock could be controlling several others at the same time. By examining fruit flies – which, like humans, have several circadian clocks affecting the rhythm their daily biological processes – researchers have found evidence of a single ‘master’ clock that leads all other internal clocks related to … Continue reading
We Might Be Living Inside A Conscious Universe
For centuries, modern science has been shrinking the gap between humans and the rest of the universe, from Isaac Newton showing that one set of laws applies equally to falling apples and orbiting moons to Carl Sagan intoning that “we are made of star stuff” — that the atoms of our bodies were literally forged in the nuclear furnaces of … Continue reading
High Powered Laser Beam Is ‘Bright As A BILLION Suns’
The high-powered Diocles Laser in Nebraska is changing the way that scientists look at the universe. One of the most powerful lasers ever created, the remarkable device is capable of delivering the light of a trillion light bulbs on to a single point for approximately one trillionth of a second. This means that it generates the brightest light ever produced … Continue reading
Collision of Asteroid Apophis and Earth Cannot Be Ruled Out
The famous near-Earth asteroid Apophis caused quite a stir in 2004 when it was announced that it could hit our planet. Although the possibility of an impact during its close approach in 2029 was excluded, the asteroid’s collision with Earth in the more distant future cannot be completely ruled out. “We can rule out a collision at the next closest … Continue reading
Tiny ‘Star Chip’ Could Reach Distant ‘Earth 2.0’ in 20 Years
Can a probe the size of a postage stamp reach Alpha Centauri ? Stephen Hawking is hoping to send a space probe to a potentially habitable world around Alpha Centauri. During a speech at the Starmus Festival in Norway this week, the world-famous physicist described a new type of miniature spacecraft called a Star Chip that could soon make it … Continue reading
Human Brain Found to Operate in 11 Dimensions
“We found a world that we had never imagined, said Henry Markram, director of Blue Brain Project. “There are tens of millions of these objects even in a small speck of the brain, up through seven dimensions. In some networks, we even found structures with up to eleven dimensions.” Swiss Scientists studying the brain using an advanced mathematical system have … Continue reading
If We Do In Fact Live in a Multiverse, Where Are These Worlds Hiding?
By some estimates, the known universe may contain as many as 2 trillion galaxies, with the average galaxy holding approximately 100 million stars and untold numbers of planets. But could there be multiple copies of the entire universe as we understand it? The concept of a multiverse — worlds that invisibly coexist alongside us, perhaps representing versions of reality that … Continue reading
