Heat caught moving like sound waves in a superfluid for first time

Scientists at MIT have directly captured signs of “second sound” in a superfluid for the first time. This bizarre phenomenon occurs when heat moves like sound waves through an unusual state of matter.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Heat… Continue reading Heat caught moving like sound waves in a superfluid for first time

Heat caught moving like sound waves in a superfluid for first time

Scientists at MIT have directly captured signs of “second sound” in a superfluid for the first time. This bizarre phenomenon occurs when heat moves like sound waves through an unusual state of matter.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Heat… Continue reading Heat caught moving like sound waves in a superfluid for first time

Google Announces Improvements Across the Android Ecosystem

Google today announced a surprisingly long list of improvements and changes to the Android ecosystem, many tied to device interoperability.
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Amazon Announces AirPlay-Like Matter Casting on Fire TV

Matter Casting, Amazon’s alternative to AirPlay and Google Cast is now available on the Echo Show 15, and it’s coming soon to other Fire TV devices.
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Matter 1.2 Smart Home Standard Adds Support for Fridges, Dishwashers, and More

Matter 1.2, the new version of the smart home standard adds support for 9 new device types including fridges, dish and laundry washers, robotic vacuums, and more.
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Astronomers detect radio burst from 8 billion years ago

Astronomers have picked up a radio signal from eight billion years ago, meaning it’s traveled more than half the age – and width – of the observable universe to get here. Thanks to its extensive experience in the cosmos, the signal can actually help us… Continue reading Astronomers detect radio burst from 8 billion years ago

Antigravity disproved: Antimatter responds to gravity just like matter

Antimatter has intrigued and confounded physicists for almost a century, and the effect of gravity on antimatter has been a point of disagreement. New research may have settled the debate by finding that antihydrogen atoms, the antimatter counterpart o… Continue reading Antigravity disproved: Antimatter responds to gravity just like matter

Detailed new map of all matter in the universe hints at something missing

Astronomers have put together one of the most comprehensive maps of all the matter in the universe. The huge undertaking hints at a slightly smoother universe than we thought, suggesting that something might be missing from our models.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Detailed new map of all matter in the universe hints at something missing