Did Thomas Edison Create Graphene More Than 130 Years Before it Was Officially Invented?
Experiments with identical replicas of Thomas Edison's original light bulbs shows the inventor may have accidentally created graphene
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“A New Era in Exploring Matter’s Most Extreme Frontier”: Aftermath of the Big Bang Revealed in Quark Gluon Plasma Experiments
Pushing scientists closer than ever to understanding the Big Bang, physicists have finally measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma.
Scientists Use Magnetic Levitation to Search for Ultralight Dark Matter
Rice University scientists have built a magnetic levitation sensor to spot quantum-level oscillations caused by ultralight dark matter.
Scientists Invent a 2D Material with Exotic Properties Called ‘Glaphene’ that “Nature Does Not Make on its Own”
Scientists have invented a new two-dimensional (2D) material called 'glaphene' that combines the exotic properties of other materials.
Scientists Find “Up to a 40% Chance” Theoretical ‘Planet Nine’ Exists Given the Correct Conditions
A new analysis of planet formation models estimates the odds of a theoretical Planet Nine orbiting our sun at 40% given proper conditions.
Yellowstone Supervolcano Has a Hidden Magma Cap—How Close Are We to an Eruption?
Yellowstone Caldera, the volcanic complex underneath Yellowstone National Park, is held at bay from eruption by a cap 3.8 meters underground.
Physicists Are Decoding Mysterious Behavior of ‘Strange Metals’ Using Quantum Information
New findings are shedding light on the link between quantum entanglement and the anomalous behavior of strange metals.