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This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time
Illustration of the creation of planets of the solar system NASA The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or two to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time for…
Erland Cooper interview: The composer who melts hearts with icy music
Erland Cooper next to his ice sculpture, Glacier Alex Kozobolis I FIRST met musician, composer and artist Erland Cooper outside London’s Barbican Centre in late spring. He had been standing for 12 hours next to his 2.4-metre-high ice sculpture, Glacier. This thawing, crystalline monolith reflected the climate change themes and fragile beauty of his fourth-and-latest album, Folded Landscapes….
Pretend engine noises make electric cars more fun
Gearing up for happiness Transitions sometimes start with a period of frustration. People can adapt to new ways – but the old ways are familiar, which make them feel comfortable in comparison with the new. Transmissions, too, sometimes start with a period of frustration. Tim Stevens reports in Ars Technica about how one automobile manufacturer…
Why I’ve been somewhat obsessed with space-time this year
I HAVE been pretty obsessed with space-time this year. Thankfully, I am a theoretical physicist and, in principle, this is my day job. But the more time I have spent returning to my roots with it, the stranger the whole thing has started to seem to me. As I wrote in an earlier column, it…
The US needs to do more to preserve its ancient sites
IN OCTOBER, the US Department of Homeland Security made an urgent announcement. New barriers and roads were needed along the Texas-Mexico border – but construction was impeded by federally mandated surveys and permits. These protect the environment and archaeological sites. They also take time to complete. To speed construction, the Biden administration waived compliance with…
X-37B: Space Force’s secretive space plane is making its highest flight yet
X-37B after its sixth mission ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The US Space Force is preparing to launch its secretive X-37B space plane for the seventh time. What little information has been released suggests this will be the uncrewed space plane’s highest and longest flight yet. Over the course of its first six missions, X-37B spent a…
DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate
DNA can be used to make nanomachines Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo/Alamy Nanoscale “robots” made of DNA that rapidly self-replicate could be harnessed to manufacture drugs or other chemicals inside the body, say researchers. Feng Zhou at New York University and his colleagues created the tiny machines, which are just 100 nanometres across, using four strands of…
World predicted to break 1.5°C warming limit for first time in 2024
A fire in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, on 1 November – a potential result of extreme weather brought about by climate change Australian Associated Press/Alamy Next year could be the first where the average global surface temperature is more than 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era, according to a forecast by the UK’s Met…
Robotic mouse with flexible spine moves with greater speed and agility
This mouse is able to move with ease Zhenshan Bing/Technical University of Munich, Germany A mouse-like robot with an articulated spine is faster, more agile and defter at balancing than rigid competitors, but the added cost and complexity means such devices will only be suitable for some applications. Zhenshan Bing at the Technical University of…
Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane
Satellite image of Hurricane Larry over the Atlantic Ocean on 8 September 2021 AP Photo / Alamy In September 2021, Hurricane Larry pelted Newfoundland, in Canada, with strong winds and torrential rain. It also rained down microplastics — up to five times as many particles fell on days during the storm as those before or…