New research investigates the physics of sticky gecko feet
Geckos are known for their remarkably adhesive feet. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Applied Physics, researchers describe just how remarkable those feet are. It turns out that gecko feet are able to stick and unstick themselves …
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'Ye Cannae Change The Laws of Physics' – Or Can You?
The device, known as a Cannae Drive (after a stock word used by the Enterprise's chief engineer: “Ye cannae change the laws of physics”) breaches the principle of conservation of momentum (momentum equals mass times velocity), as close to a …
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At Multiverse Impasse, a New Theory of Scale
Though galaxies look larger than atoms and elephants appear to outweigh ants, some physicists have begun to suspect that size differences are illusory. Perhaps the fundamental description of the universe does not include the concepts of “mass” and …
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Are processors pushing up against the limits of physics?
But well before you reach single atoms, physics limits the ability to accurately control the flow of electrons. In other words, circuits could potentially reach single-atom thickness, but their behavior would become unreliable before they got there. In …
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