The Sciences
Bidding a Fond Farewell
Cocktail Party Physics bids farewell to the Scientific American blog network, but you can still find Jennifer Ouellette covering science news at Gizmodo.
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Physics With a Twist
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Physics Week in Review: August 29, 2015
Hawking makes headlines, LIDAR makes it big in Hollywood, and how to simulate a hurricane on a bubble are among this week's physics highlights.
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Physics Week in Review: August 22, 2015
Metamaterials make magnetic "wormholes", the case for complex dark matter, and solving the mystery of interweaved phone books are among this week's physics highlights.
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In Memoriam: Jacob Bekenstein (1947–2015) and Black Hole Entropy
Chances are you've never heard of physicist Jacob Bekenstein, who devised a nifty formula for calculating a black hole's entropy. Here's why you should remember his name
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Physics Week in Review: August 15, 2015
A nifty ferrofluid clock, dark matter might be a superfluid, and stunning photographs of the Perseid meteor shower are among this week's physics highlights.
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Physics Week in Review: August 8, 2015
Harnessing spooky action in "quantacells," the physics of MMA fighter Rhonda Rousey, and remembering Hiroshima are among this week's physics highlights.
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Physics Week in Review: August 1, 2015
Folding graphene like origami, the physics of how cereal gets soggy, and left-handed W bosons are among this week's highlights.
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A Whale of a Tale
One whale's excrement is another man's treasure: ambergris is worth its weight in gold.
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Physics Week in Review: July 25, 2015
Fun with qubit chemistry, remembering Nobel laureate Yoichiro Nambu, and even more science of Ant-Man are among this week's physics highlights.
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Physics Week in Review: July 18, 2015
Pluto mania reigns supreme, the pentaquark's discovery confirmed, and the 70th anniversary of the Trinity Test are among this week's physics highlights.
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