Physics

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

“Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional synthesis,” wrote the researchers.

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.
PROF. YANIV DOVER brings physics-based thinking to the social sciences

Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior

Prof. Yaniv Dover, Associate Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean for Research at the Hebrew University Business School

Patterns of influence: Inside Prof. Yaniv Dover’s physics-inspired view of marketing

The water park

Liquid water in -70 Celsius: Scientists break down water's weirdness


A tiny change in a particle's mass could shake the world of physics

A new precise measurement of the W boson's mass creates a huge buzz as it could force a new approach to the Standard Model of particle physics.

 Fermi Lab's main accelerator tunnel, showing original ring (above) and Tevatron's superconducting magnets (below)

Hebrew University discovers new magnetic phenomenon - study

The discovery ultimately relied on images produced by a new type of magnetic microscopy developed in Israel, which can measure the magnetic field of a single electron

 Illustration of edge magnetism discovered using nanoscale magnetic microscopy

New simulation is largest, most detailed model of early universe

Named after the Etruscan goddess of the dawn, the "Thesan" model will help scientists study the complex environment of the young universe.

 Evolution of simulated properties in the Thesan model

Scientists discover new solar waves that don't fit with current theories

The newly discovered waves move three times faster than current theories predict.

 A coronal mass ejection from the Sun imaged on August 31, 2012

For the first time, time crystals survive outside the lab

University of California researchers use light to allow recently-discovered "time crystals" to be more stable.

 Single crystal of a mixture of 95% aluminum potassium sulfate and 5% chromium potassium sulfate. Growing period - 3 months in home conditions.

Kabbalah meets quantum physics

One of the best-known written introductions to the Kabbalah is that written by Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), titled Shomer Emunim, which was recently translated into English.

 Shomer Emunim - The introduction to Kabbalah

The physics of the figure skater's spin

How do figure skaters manage to spin so elegantly? The answer lies in a simple physical principle

 Figure skater Yuna Kim

MIT physicists create 'quantum tornadoes' out of ultracold atoms

Physicists managed to create "quantum tornadoes" similar to weather patterns in the macro world.

A spinning fluid of quantum particles breaks up into a crystal formed from swirling, tornado-like structures.

Hebrew U. physicist wins Physics World’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year

Physics World magazine’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year selected winners from nearly 600 published research articles.

Hebrew U 370

Never before seen state of matter could advance quantum tech

A team at Harvard has documented a new state of matter which could advance quantum technology.

 Abstract illustration of wave-particle duality