Scientists Determine Photons Can Travel No Faster Than The Speed of Light
Shengwang Du and His Team Measured the Speed of a PhotonHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong scientists claim to have proved that a single photon cannot travel faster than the speed...
View ArticleBaffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light
The Loading Station at OPERACERNDon't go throwing out your physics texts just yet, but there's some strange and unprecedented news brewing at CERN today that could potentially undo large parts of the...
View ArticlePhysicists Say Speed-of-Light-Breaking Neutrinos Would've Lost Their Energy...
The Loading Station at OPERACERNLast week's bombshell physics news--those superluminal neutrinos that CERN's OPERA experiment clocked moving faster than the speed of light--are already getting the...
View ArticleIn Repetition of Controversial Experiment, Neutrinos Beat Light Speed Once Again
Gran SassoSomething about this mountain makes particles go very fast.IdéfixRemember in September when neutrinos were observed moving faster than the speed of light, potentially overturning everything...
View ArticleExperience Relativity Firsthand In MIT Video Game That Slows The Speed Of Light
Video of uu7jA8EHi_0Many have wondered (and theorized) what it would be like to travel at the speed of light, but over at MIT's Game Lab developers are envisioning what it would be like if light moved...
View ArticleSpeed Of Light In Vacuum Is Not Actually Constant, Study Finds
Light from the sun speeds toward EarthKieff on Wikimedia CommonsCan you trust nothing in life? A new physics paper suggests that the speed of light in a vacuum may not be constant, and that a vacuum...
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Harold WhiteSonny White runs an advanced propulsion lab called Eagleworks at Johnson Space Center in Houtson.Jack ThompsonLast September, a few hundred scientists, engineers and space enthusiasts...
View ArticleFYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?
Exceeding the Speed of LightEverett CollectionYes, the universe itself will eventually outpace the speed of light. Just how this will happen is a bit complicated, so let's begin at the very beginning:...
View ArticleWatch Laser Light Moving At 100 Billion Frames A Second
Pulse of Laser Light Hits a MirrorAs imaged by the new compressed ultra-fast photography cameraGao et al.There's a new, ultra-fast camera that lets engineers take videos of phenomena including the...
View ArticleScientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air
Photon RacesTwo photons, or particles of light approach a finish line used to determine if light can travel at different speeds through the air.Illustration courtesy University of GlasgowLight passes...
View ArticleWhat is causing these black and white bars to change direction?
Science A quick physics lesson should clear things up Why do the black and white bars on this piece of patterned paper seemingly switch direction? The answer lies in the shape of the glass—and what’s...
View ArticlePhysicists Say Speed-of-Light-Breaking Neutrinos Would've Lost Their Energy...
Science Another day, another wrinkle in the year's biggest physics story Last week's bombshell physics news--those superluminal neutrinos that CERN's OPERA experiment clocked moving faster than the...
View ArticleIn Repetition of Controversial Experiment, Neutrinos Beat Light Speed Once Again
Science Remember in September when neutrinos were observed moving faster than the speed of light, potentially overturning everything we thought we knew about physics? It was met with… Remember in...
View ArticleExperience Relativity Firsthand In MIT Video Game That Slows The Speed Of Light
Gadgets When light slows to the speed of a stroll, things get very, very strange. Many have wondered (and theorized) what it would be like to travel at the speed of light, but over at MIT's Game Lab...
View ArticleSpeed Of Light In Vacuum Is Not Actually Constant, Study Finds
Science Oh, and a vacuum may not really be void of matter. Can you trust nothing in life? A new physics paper suggests that the speed of light in a vacuum may not be constant, and that a vacuum isn't...
View ArticleWarp Factor
Technology A NASA scientist claims to be on the verge of faster-than-light travel: is he for real? Last September, a few hundred scientists, engineers and space enthusiasts gathered at the Hyatt Hotel...
View ArticleFYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?
Technology Yes, the universe itself will eventually outpace the speed of light. Just how this will happen is a bit complicated, so let's begin at the very beginning: the big bang.
View ArticleWatch Laser Light Moving At 100 Billion Frames A Second
Technology The latest and greatest in ultra-fast photography There's a new, ultra-fast camera that lets engineers take videos of phenomena including the movement of laser light and even...
View ArticleScientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air
Science "Faster than the speed of light” might be more of a relative statement now Light passes through air at about 299,000,000 meters per second, an accepted constant that hasn’t been...
View ArticleWhat is causing these black and white bars to change direction?
Science A quick physics lesson should clear things up Why do the black and white bars on this piece of patterned paper seemingly switch direction? The answer lies in the shape of the glass—and what’s...
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