• Ever see those YouTube videos where a grape explodes in a microwave? Physicist Aaron Slepkov did. • His team set out to figure out the true reason for the plasma fire phenomenon by testing not only ...

When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone. This ...

In 1946, Dr. Percy Spencer, an engineer with the Raytheon Corporation, was experimenting with a new high-voltage, microwave-producing technology called a "magnetron tube." One day in the lab, he felt ...

More than 60 percent of the energy produced by cars, machines, and industry around the world is lost as waste heat -- an age-old problem -- but researchers have found a new way to make "thermoelectric ...

A mug of water warms inside of a microwave. A new study weighs in on the microwave versus kettle tea debate by analyzing the uneven heat distribution of liquids heated in microwave ovens. Last month, ...

Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) ...

Scientists have developed a new approach to correcting common quantum computing errors, which could pave the way for more ...

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Many centuries ago, clerics would have declared microwave science as dark magic. Think about it: long distance communication, GPS devices, radar technology, Wi-Fi, high-frequency semiconductors, all ...

A DIY video has revealed the different ways a microwave can be used to perform a number of different at-home science experiments. Using mushroom skins to make a hand-made wallet and making glass from ...

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