Controlled outdoor experiments could also include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere - Vlad Georgescu/Moment RF Experiments to dim sunlight to fight global warming will be given the green light by ...

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Mastering control over the dynamic interplay among optical, chemical and mechanical behavior in single-material, liquid crystalline elastomers, results in microposts that combine bending, twisting and ...

Light seems simple - until you really look at it. These 9 experiments dive deep into quantum mechanics, time, and perception, revealing just how strange our universe really is. Can something be in two ...

The speed of light is a fundamental constant, approximately 299,792,458 meters per second. It's the same for all observers and hasn't changed measurably over billions of years. Nothing can travel ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue researchers collaborated in a Rice University-led study detecting a quantum shift that results from the strong coupling of light and an ultra-high mobility ...

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Did you ever dream of having a lava lamp experiment when you were a kid? I know I did! There’s just something magical about those colorful blobs bouncing around in liquid light. Now, as a parent, you ...

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