In a quiet corner of a physics building in Australia, a glass funnel filled with a tar-like substance has been dripping so slowly that only nine drops have ever fallen. As it approaches its centenary, ...

The most beautiful experiment in physics, according to a poll of Physics World readers, is the interference of single electrons in a Young’s double slit. Robert P Crease reports Simply beautiful – the ...

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Delve into the world of science gone awry with our countdown of experiments that nearly spelled global catastrophe. From the chilling ambitions of the Tsunami Bomb to the looming threat of ...

A century-old thought experiment on wave–particle duality is brought into the laboratory using a single trapped atom ...

Before dawn on April 4, 1994, Abigail Alling and Mark Van Thillo slipped across the foothills of Arizona’s Santa Catalina Mountains. They made their way to a looming monument of geodesic domes and ...

The use of AI models in scientific laboratories risks enabling dangerous experiments that could cause fires or explosions, researchers have warned. Such models offer a convincing illusion of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. pitch drop lab experiment Sometimes science can be painfully slow. Data comes in dribs and drabs, truth trickles, and veracity ...