What is the ‘ship of Theseus’ thought experiment?
The mythical ship of Theseus raises several philosophical questions. Here, we see a 1920s illustration...
A paranoid experiment to test the future quantum internet
Since quantum theory was first proposed over a century ago, it has swiftly gone from...
Experiment takes ‘snapshots’ of light, stops light, uses light to change properties of matter
PITTSBURGH--Light travels at a speed of about 300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons,...
Detecting solar neutrinos with the Borexino experiment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Neutrinos are chargeless particles with about a mass about a millionth...
Detecting solar neutrinos with the Borexino experiment
Neutrinos are chargeless particles with about a mass about a millionth that of an electron...
Detecting solar neutrinos with the Borexino experiment — ScienceDaily
Neutrinos are chargeless particles with about a mass about a millionth that of an electron...
Galileo’s famous gravity experiment holds up, even with atoms
According to legend, Galileo dropped weights off of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, showing that...
What a drum-beat experiment reveals about cultural evolution
A drum beat in the laboratory. Credit: Daniel Vegel Living organisms aren't the only things...