Physics

Liquid water in -70 Celsius: Scientists break down water's weirdness

New peer-reviewed experiments on supercooled water corroborate the transition between high- and low-density liquid states.

The water park
CERN Antimatter factory.

The universe did not collapse: CERN researchers transport antimatter

People protest against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center to discuss the deal on Sept. 3, 2015 in Davie, Florida.

Why trusting physics, not politics, once kept Iran in check - opinion

A woman sleeping with her shoes on

Physicists pinpoint mechanism behind familiar basketball shoes squeak


Schrödinger’s Jew: How antisemitism is more absurd than quantum mechanics - opinion

Schrödinger’s cat is a famous thought experiment used to describe the complex nature of quantum mechanics, but it can also be used to explain the incoherent nature of antisemites.

A MEMBER of a neo-Nazi party gives a salute outside a speech by Richard Spencer on the campus of Michigan State University on March 5

A revolution in the skies: How a curved wing saves airlines millions of dollars

Wingtip curves are now a key feature of modern aviation. Though they seem like a design detail, they have saved the industry billions and reduced air pollution.

El Al Plane.

Scientists warn that the Earth’s rotation is accelerating, making Wed. shortest in living memory

However, days were significantly shorter between 1 and 2 billion years ago, only 19 hours long.

A mechanical clock

The alchemist of innovation: Prof. Muhammad Y. Bashouti’s pioneering research at BGU

"I will keep searching for answers": Prof. Bashouti’s nanotech innovations at BGU pave the way to the future.

 PROF. MUHAMMAD Y. BASHOUTI: On the cutting edge at BGU.

WATCH: 'They teach you to think outside the box'

Joel Bar-El, Chairman & Co-Founder of Trax retail and TAU alumnus in conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post.

 Joel Bar-El, Chairman & Co-Founder, Trax Retail and Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post

Supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars, finds Israeli-led team

The connection was long suspected, but the direct link was elusive until now.

 An artistic illustration of a black hole in space.

New findings about the early universe - 50 million years after the Big Bang

Tel Aviv University astronomical breakthrough: The history and contents of the universe can be determined using radio telescopes on the moon.

 This artist’s impression shows a distant gas cloud that contains different chemical elements, illustrated here with schematic representations of various atoms.

The 'demon particle': Have scientists discovered the impossible? - study

Massless, invisible demon quasiparticles may help scientists better understand how superconductivity works.

 Atom (illustrative)

US researchers decipher secrets behind Benjamin Franklin’s paper money

Not only Poor Richard’s Almanack and Pennsylvania Gazette – American founding father Benjamin Franklin also worked to prevent the counterfeiting of Colonial bills.

 Prof. Khachatur Manukyan and his team employed cutting-edge spectroscopic and imaging instruments to get a closer look than ever at the inks, paper and fibers that made Benjamin Franklin’s bills distinctive and hard to replicate.

For first time, scientists use neutrinos to create 'ghostly' map of Milky Way

The new mapping method may allow astronomers to study previously obscured parts of the galaxy and of the universe.

 An artist’s composition of the Milky Way seen through a neutrino lens (blue).