Physics
Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study
NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets around other sun-like stars,” according to NASA’s website.
‘Copenhagen’ in Jerusalem revisits the Nazi-era meeting that shaped the nuclear age
"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation
Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior
Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg, celebrated scientific mind, dies, 88
Born to Jewish immigrants, Weinberg's scientific accomplishments fueled his activism as a proud liberal and outspoken defender of Israel.
Hubble findings deepen mystery surrounding galaxy missing dark matter
The search is on for more galaxies lacking dark matter, with more work needed in order to understand how these galaxies formed without dark matter.
CERN data suggests existence of 'new physics'
"This new result offers tantalizing hints of the presence of a new fundamental particle or force that interacts differently with these different types of particles."
Physics can solve key challenges facing AI, study finds
These findings represent a bridge in physics, AI and neuroscience, and has the potential to advance on-the-spot decision making in AI.
Technion makes revolutionary light source on single atomic layer
These findings can revolutionize technology development and can pave the way for a wide range of devices on an atomic scale.
Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics
Physics is the second of this year's crop of Nobels to be awarded, after three scientists won the medicine prize for their discovery of Hepatitis C on Monday.
A Technion student has just smashed the world record for light resonance
Graduate student Jacob Kher-Alden created a floating resonator which exhibits resonant enhancement by 10 million circulations of light, compared to about 300 circulations in previous models.
Black hole photo bolsters Einstein's theory of general relativity
Einstein's theory just got a whole lot harder to beat.
Technion researchers reveal mini-tornados in fluid jets in world first
The phenomenon in practice can be seen in the way a jet of water from a faucet bends when run across the surface of a spoon.
Scientists identify 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus
"Our work shows that some of that interior heat is still able to reach the surface even today. Venus is clearly not so geologically dead or dormant as previously thought."
