Quantum computers teleport and store energy harvested from empty space
[ad_1] A quantum computing chip IBM Energy cannot be created from nothing, but physicists found a way to do the next best thing: extract energy
People hugely underestimate the carbon footprints of the 1 per cent
[ad_1] Private jet use increases an individual’s carbon footprint Michael Edwards/Getty Images People consistently underestimate the personal carbon footprints of the top 1 per cent
Air jacket helps ‘scuba-diving’ lizards stay underwater for longer
[ad_1] Some lizards can stay underwater for longer by blowing out and then rebreathing bubbles of air. This has been suspected since the behaviour was
Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats
[ad_1] A tailed tailless bat drinking nectar from a flower Nathan Muchhala Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating
We need to start telling women how pregnancy changes their brain
[ad_1] “There are barely any areas of the brain that go untouched by pregnancy” Jecapix/Getty Images When I was expecting my first child, I knew
Our reality seems to be compatible with a quantum multiverse
[ad_1] If the multiverse exists, our world could fit right in MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Could we live in a quantum multiverse without ever
Snoring isn’t just a nuisance, it’s dangerous. Why can’t we treat it?
[ad_1] Martin Parr/Magnum Photos It has ruined many a night’s sleep, and no doubt a lot of relationships too. Trying to sleep next to a
Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn
[ad_1] What Earth may have looked like with a ring Oliver Hull After a near miss with an asteroid 466 million years ago, Earth may
Hopes for new physics dashed by ordinary-looking W bosons at CERN
[ad_1] The CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider SciTech Image/James King-Holmes/Alamy Stock Photo A possible crack in the standard model of particle physics seems
The mathematics behind pouring a glass of wine
[ad_1] How much liquid is left in this box of white wine? Shutterstock/oleschwander Have you ever found yourself dispensing wine from a box, or beer