Can You Get Rich Using a Raspberry Pi to Mine Cryptocurrency?
After the first 20 minutes, the water temperature appeared to increase at a fairly steady rate of 0.0006 °C per second. This increase in temperature means that there has been…
New superconducting material has just been discovered
original version Of this story appeared in Quanta MagazineE,In 2024, superconductivity – the flow of electric current with zero resistance – was discovered in three different materials. Two examples enhance…
Mathematicians Uncover Science Behind Hula Hooping and Body Dynamics
The mechanics of hula hooping have been analyzed by researchers, uncovering how body shapes and motions influence the ability to keep a hoop spinning against gravity. Insights from the study…
JUNO Neutrino Detector Nears Completion, Set to Begin Operations in 2025
Physicists are finalizing the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a facility designed to unravel the mysteries surrounding neutrinos, subatomic particles with no electric charge and minimal mass. Scheduled to commence…
Spectators of quantum events are also subject to uncertainty
Everything will be alright. What if B is also associated with a quantum object that is in a superposition of two locations? Then the quantum state of A is now…
How does a movie projector show black?
Courtesy of Rat AllenBut what about the colors of the video projector? It basically does the same thing. However, instead of a bunch of tiny RGB lights, it projects RGB…
Why can't you change seats on an empty plane?
this is the last The day's flight and the plane are pretty empty. So you're thinking, maybe you'll just move up a few rows, where there's a nice window seat…
Everyone is capable of mathematical thinking—yes, even you
original version Of this story appeared in quanta magazine,David Basis was attracted to mathematics for the same reason that turns away many people: he didn't understand how it worked. Unlike…
Physics of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
If you double the radius of the balloon, you increase the volume eightfold (since volume is proportional to the radius of the cube). But what about the material outside the…
How to Design a Real Life Hot Wheels Loop
The minimum height I get is 2.5R. So if the loop is 4 meters high (with a radius of 2 meters), the car would have to start 5 meters above…