'Quantum squeezing' a nanoscale particle for the first time

Researchers Mitsuyoshi Kamba, Naoki Hara, and Kiyotaka Aikawa of the University of Tokyo have successfully demonstrated ...

Fly nerve cells that sense limb movement are turned off during active motion, study shows

In a fruit fly, nerve cells that detect limb movement are silenced when the insect walks or grooms. This on-off switch may help the nervous system to shift between two states: one helps keep the body ...

This is the biggest sofa you can fit around a corner, according to a mathematician

The question seeks to find a maximum value for the area of a sofa that can slide around a 90-degree corner in a corridor of a ...
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Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time

Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction.