How the body adapts to extreme heat
New methods could help vulnerable people acclimate to higher temperatures
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Noah Williams
279 STORIESNoah tracks artificial intelligence, privacy, open technology, clean energy systems and responsible innovation.
Static electricity remains a mystery, and scientists are charged up about it
Despite centuries of study, the phenomenon remains a sticky subject
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Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1
Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017.
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Clocks made from an atomic nucleus tick for the first time
For the first time, scientists used an atomic nucleus as a clock. Two independent teams report nuclear clocks based on thorium-229 in calcium fluoride crystals. One team used its clock to search for dark matter, finding no signs, but estimated sensitivity to some dark matter types rivaled or beat atomic clocks. The work is early and papers have not been peer reviewed.
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Fusion’s alpha particles may aid reactors by suppressing turbulence
Simulations of ITER and SPARC suggest that alpha particles, once feared as a problem for fusion, could reduce small-scale turbulence and boost plasma heating, though uncertainties remain.
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What would happen if you tried to break a photon in half?
Fundamental particles of light act as waves. If a photon’s wave were disrupted by a rapidly removed mirror, calculations suggest, it could create multiple new photons—up to an infinite number under impossible conditions, and with different outcomes depending on perspective.
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