【Frank Wilczek】We’re All Still Living in Euclid’s World
New research sheds light on the behavior of liquids and gases under extreme conditions.
What do superhot fireballs produced at big particle accelerators have in common with the steam in your pressure cooker and the ice in your refrigerator? The answ
2022-03-07
Black hole M87* can be explained by Einstein’s theory
Scientists evaluate data from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration which produced the first image of a black hole
In 2019, the EHT collaboration published the first image of a black hole located at the centre of the galaxy M87. Theoretical phys
2021-05-20
【Frank Wilczek】The Miraculous Measurement of the Muon
On April 7, the physics world was startled into glorious confusion by two announcements of a new measurement and a new calculation of the magnetic moment of the muon, published in the journals Physical Review Letters and Nature. The new results, acc
2021-05-08
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2021-04-10
【Frank Wilczek】The Physics of Keeping Things Cool
Extremely low temperatures may be the key to new breakthroughs in computing.
Modern cooling technology shapes our lives in many ways. Refrigeration gives us access to food from all over the world, in and out of season; airconditioning turns homes and
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】Could Einstein Get Published Today?
Albert Einstein in his office at the University of Berlin, ca. 1920.PHOTO: ALAMY
Some physicists have waited a whole lifetime forreality to meet their expectations.
Albert Einstein’s 1915 masterpiece “The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativi
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】Beautiful, Impractical Physics
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Since the 1950s, fundamental physical research has made little contribution to technology. Arephysicists too focused on beauty?
Should physicists feel guilty about working on ideas with no real-world consequences, just
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】The Clock Paradox of Quantum Physics
How does an unstable nucleus ‘know’ when it’s time to decay? The answer may lie in the fabric of space itself.
In 1935, the physicist Erwin Schrödinger invented a thought-experiment to test whether quantum theory fully describes reality. Known as “S
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】The Pleasure and Pain of Scientific Predictions
Physicist Paul Dirac (1902-84) predicted the existence of magnetic monopoles, which have yet to be observed.
Some physicists have waited a whole lifetime forreality to meet their expectations.
In recent months, two gorgeous experiments have reported
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】Seeing Wonder Through the Eyes of Science
Like infants exploring how the world works, scientists are driven by curiosity and awe to build a deeper picture of reality.
Recently I’ve been watching my grandson develop from a helpless infant into a functioning child. It’s inspiring and deep to
2021-03-02
【Frank Wilczek】 The Hidden Meanings of Noise
Scientific breakthroughs often depend on discovering the meaning of seemingly random fluctuations.
In his essay "On Noise," the 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote that "the most eminent intellects have always been strongly ave
2021-03-02
Historical Imprint – Birth of the High Energy Accelerator Neutrino Experiment Idea 60 Years Ago
This achievement from 60 years ago is still guiding the direction of particle physics today.
Neutrinos are a very special and important fundamental particles in the Standard Model of particle physics. Being able to only participate weak interactions
2021-01-04