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Physicists Measure Photonic Interactions at the Atomic Level
By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and...
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The Best Apps for Teaching Kids Math and Science
Kids love smartphones and tablets, and that makes the devices great tools for learning math and science. Apps for...
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Introducing Concepts of Moral Math
“Moral Math” refers to the study of ideas drawn from mathematics which can positively impact moral decision-making and social...
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Quantum Processor Factors Prime Number
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have built a quantum processor that can factor a composite number – in this...
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The Sun Is the Most Perfect Natural Sphere
Scientists measuring the sun were shocked to find it’s the most perfectly round natural object in the universe. Until...
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Mysterious Black Hole Type Perplexes, Bewilders
Billions of times the mass of our own sun, so-called massive black holes present a baffling mystery with clues...
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Higgs Boson Results From LHC ‘Get Even Stronger’
The Higgs boson-like particle whose discovery was announced on 4 July looks significantly more certain to exist. The particle...
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Is Algebra Necessary?
A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with...
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What Sally Ride Did For STEM Education
From the editors at SciAm: Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died on July 23 of pancreatic...
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Rethinking Modern Human Origins
It’s assumed that modern humans, Homo sapiens, originated in Africa sometime between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago. But paleoanthropologist...