Category: Science
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The Longest Scientific Experiment: The Pitch Drop Experiment
The Longest Scientific Experiment, begun in 1927, demonstrates pitch’s slow-flowing liquid nature. Despite its solidity, pitch drips every 8-12 years, illustrating viscoelasticity.
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Quantum Supremacy Achieved: Google’s Sycamore Quantum Computer Breakthrough
In October 2019, Google’s Sycamore quantum computer achieved “quantum supremacy,” solving a problem in 200 seconds that would take classical supercomputers 10,000 years.
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First Image of a Black Hole: A Milestone in Astrophysics
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of a black hole, M87*, confirming Einstein’s theories and advancing our understanding of the universe.
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Unveiling the Quantum Enigma: The Astonishing Double-Slit Experiment
Discover the paradoxical behavior of particles as they exhibit wave-particle duality and quantum entanglement, challenging classical physics and offering profound insights into the nature of reality. Probing the Depths of Quantum Reality In the intricate realm of quantum physics, where the rules of classical physics dance on the edge of the unknown, the Double-Slit Experiment […]
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Fact Check: Is LK-99 the First Room-Temperature Superconductor?
Korean scientists claim to have discovered the first room-temperature superconductor efficient at normal atmospheric pressure. It is called LK-99. Does this mean we’ll soon have cheap energy, superfast computers, and levitating trains everywhere? Let’s check this out.
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Star Trekking Dung Beetles: Navigating by the Milky Way
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Masters of Deception: The Cunning Strategy of the Parasitic Cuckoo
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Yellowstone: The Creation of the First National Park
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First Image of a Black Hole: A Milestone in Astrophysics
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Bee Ballet: Unraveling the Mystery of the Waggle Dance
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Unconventional Gold: The Rise of Bizarre Businesses Making Millions
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Unveiling the Quantum Enigma: The Astonishing Double-Slit Experiment
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Ink Beyond Gravity: The Celestial Odyssey of the Space Pen
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The First Computer Programmer Was a Woman
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“Happy Birthday” Song Was Copyrighted and Generated $2M a Year
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