Scanning tunneling microscope image of two of the superconducting structures created, made up of individual chromium atoms. Credit: University of Zurich The future of electronics will be based on new types of materials. Sometimes, however, the natural topology of atoms makes it difficult to create new physical effects. To address this problem, researchers at the … Read more
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have used auditory illusions to examine how moments of silence can distort people’s perception of time, tackling the age-old philosophical question of whether silence can be perceived as more than the absence of sound. A team of psychologists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University used auditory illusions to show that … Read more
In a groundbreaking study, scientists used quasars as cosmic clocks to observe the early universe moving in extreme slow motion, further validating Einstein’s theory of general relativity. By examining data from nearly 200 quasars, hyperactive supermassive black holes at the centers of the first galaxies, the team found that time seemed to flow five times … Read more
