“Totally Unexpected” – Scientists Stumble Upon a Bizarre Particle That Defies the Rules
Semi-Dirac fermions, massless in one direction and massive in another, were discovered in ZrSiS crystals, offering exciting ...
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Quasiparticles become massless – but only when they’re moving in the right direction
Band structure: Quasiparticles called semi-Dirac fermions were first theorized 16 years ago but were only recently spotted inside a crystal of semi-metal material called ZrSiS. At its crossing points, ...
Why crossword puzzles get easier as you solve them, according to physics
The physicist theorizes one potential explanation may be that the uncertainty one feels while staring at a largely blank ...
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Could the Amaterasu particle be a magnetic monopole?
A new study suggests that an ultra-energetic cosmic ray which approached Earth from the direction of a vast intergalactic ...
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We surveyed thousands of scientists in four countries and learned just how important beauty is to them
There is some other type of beauty that is not visual,’ he explained to us in an interview. ‘I’m not sure what it is. Perhaps ...