How can physics become more diverse?

A new study explores ways to make the culture of physics more diverse and inclusive.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
yesterday ~6 min

‘Quantum memory’ could make the internet super fast and secure

"...what we've developed is a crucial piece in the very foundation for an internet of the future with quantum speed and quantum security."

Kristian Bjørn-Hansen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
April 16, 2024 ~12 min


Does quantum gravity exist?

"If as we believe, quantum gravity does indeed exist, this will contribute to unite the current two worlds in physics."

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
March 27, 2024 ~8 min

Team solves decades-old ‘reverse sprinkler’ physics puzzle

New experiments answer one of the oldest and most difficult problems in the physics of fluids, researchers report.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 29, 2024 ~7 min

Scientists may misunderstand the gender gap in physics

Scientists from around the world say more women pursue biology than physics out of personal preference. The researchers disagree.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Dec. 8, 2023 ~4 min

Why belly flops end with such a painful splat

A new study of belly flop mechanics reveals why the air to water impact is so painful.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Backpack mimics feeling of jumping extra high in VR

A new technology called JumpMod can give people the sense of jumping higher, landing harder, and being pulled down while in VR.

U. Chicago • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~8 min

How disorder alters quantum spin liquids

A study investigates whether disorder mimics or destroys the quantum liquid state in a prominent compound.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Sept. 14, 2023 ~8 min


Why partially submerged spheres are such a drag

A sphere held almost completely under flowing water induces drag forces several times greater than if it were fully submerged, research finds.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Aug. 24, 2023 ~8 min

How Ben Franklin’s paper money outwitted counterfeiters

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and Benjamin Franklin's innovative way of making it.

Brett Beasley-Notre Dame • futurity
July 18, 2023 ~7 min

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