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physics

[fiz-iks] / ˈfɪz ɪks /


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The physics of nuclear magnetic resonance had been a laboratory tool since the 1940s, but it took Raymond Damadian’s 1977 breakthrough to produce the first human scan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We can describe these forces with an accuracy of more than 99%," says Ilya Nemenman, an Emory professor of theoretical physics and co-senior author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Now, limited by physics from gaining meaningful new speed advantages, firms are fighting to be smarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The study offers one of the most detailed descriptions to date of the physics governing dusty plasma.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Avid inventors tend to swamp physics departments and science magazines with blueprints for incredible machines—machines that eternally generate power without any source of energy.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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