An elegant new equation identifies the surprisingly orderly, mathematical way in which things break, shatter, and fall apart.
A technique called interferometry can greatly magnify tiny objects on the sky, and is powerful enough to reveal the surfaces ...
Some phenomena in our daily lives are so commonplace that we don't realize there could be some very interesting physics ...
Whether it is a cube of sugar or a chunk of a mineral, a mathematical analysis can identify how many fragments of each size ...
While more confusing than the traditional "fire make hot" methods of cooking, you can get your head around how they work.
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New universal law predicts how most objects shatter, from dropped bottles to exploding bubbles
When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, ...
Professor Louis Brus won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on quantum dots. Turn on your TV, and you might see ...
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French scientists’ law predicts how objects shatter, applies from bottles to bubbles
The universal law has its limits – it works best when objects break in a random, chaotic way, such as when a glass tumbler falls and shatters on the floor. However, the law is less accurate for very ...
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