Debrief

Breakthrough in ‘time-traveling’ quantum sensor allows scientists to collect data from the past – The Debrief

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time traveling quantum

Time travel, widely recognized as a staple of science fiction stories and movies, is at least theoretically possible under certain conditions. These include situations such as extremely fast space travel, and the traveler’s proximity to particularly strong gravitational sources. However, new research suggests that scientists may be getting closer to making the manipulation of time … Read more

Air Force-funded Ursa Major successfully tests ‘Draper’ engine built to power spacecraft of the future – The Debrief

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Draper Ursa major Test Fire

Colorado-based aerospace and defense contractor Ursa Major has announced the first successful “hot fire” test of its Draper liquid-fuel engine. Funded by the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL), Ursa Major debuted the 4,000-lb thrust closed-cycle engine in May 2023, with the ultimate goal of having a fully operational engine capable of operating in the atmosphere … Read more

Webb Telescope Discovers Mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ at Cosmic Dawn – Debrief

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One of the surprising discoveries of the Webb telescope is an early population of compact red galaxies at redshifts above 7, a time when the universe was 20 times younger than it is today. The galaxies are redder than expected based on their cosmological redshift, suggesting additional reddening by a layer of dust. Some of … Read more

Researchers achieve high vacuum levitation of silica nanoparticles, paving the way for future levitation technologies – The Debrief

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Vacuum Levitation

Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully demonstrated high-vacuum levitation of a silica nanoparticle on a hybrid photonic-electric chip. This major achievement, detailed in their latest study published in Nature Nanotechnologyrepresents a major step forward in the field of nanotechnology and opens up new possibilities for future technological applications. The breakthrough is the latest in a … Read more

Groundbreaking CERN experiments give physicists unprecedented new insights into the mysteries of the universe – The Debrief

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CERN

Major recent developments, driven by support from CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, are providing deeper insights into the fundamental nature of our universe. The ongoing experiments at CERN are aimed at exploring the smallest building blocks of matter and the forces that govern them. By revealing the dynamics of these forces, scientists can … Read more

Warp theorists say we have embarked on an exotic propulsion space race to build the world’s first working warp drive – The Debrief

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warp drive

An international team of physicists behind several revolutionary warp drive concepts, including the first that doesn’t require exotic matter, say recent unprecedented breakthroughs in physics and propulsion have pitted world powers in a 21st-century Cold War-style space race launched to become the world’s first working warp drive. “A space race is brewing,” says Gianni Martie, … Read more

CERN experiment reveals “spooky action at a distance” persists between top quarks – The Debrief

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top quarks

Quantum entanglement in top quarks has been demonstrated, according to CERN physicists who say the discovery provides new insights into the behavior of fundamental particles and their interactions at distances that cannot be reached by light-speed communications. The research, led by Professor Regina Demina of the University of Rochester, extends the phenomenon known as ‘spooky … Read more

Department of Energy scientists reach fusion milestone with promising new plasma escape mechanism – The Debrief

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fusion

New research shows that plasma fusion heat spreads more evenly in tokamak reactors, a milestone in the field of fusion energy. This suggests new ways to improve reactor efficiency and overall service life while reducing the chance of damage. The new findings from researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory … Read more

600,000 years ago, a transfer of ancient knowledge led to sudden and rapid advances in technology – The Debrief

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Early humans appear to have experienced sudden and rapid technological progress about 600,000 years ago, according to new findings from a team of anthropologists who examined the use of ancient stone tools. The researchers behind the findings say this likely represents a major turning point in ancient human development, where the transmission of ancient knowledge … Read more

What is that? Look at what NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter just saw on the far side of the moon – The Debrief

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured new images of the far side of the moon that have revealed the location of a Chinese spacecraft. The images obtained by the LRO on June 7 reveal the position of China’s Chang’e 6 sample return spacecraft, which was parked in the Apollo Basin. This geologically rich region … Read more