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  1. The Geometry of Noise: Sound Waves Distort Under Intensity

    New research from May 20, 2026, explains how sound waves distort at high volumes. Learn why high-intensity noise changes the way we hear and process sound.

    #scienceupdate, #acoustics, #soundwaves, #physicsnews, #hearinghealth

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  2. Scientists found that sound waves change shape when they are louder than 160 dB. This is different from the old theory that sound always stays the same.

    #scienceupdate, #acoustics, #soundwaves, #physicsnews, #hearinghealth
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  3. Nematic Crystals Exhibit Paradoxical Order-Disorder State

    How do nematic crystals show order and disorder at the same time? Learn about the May 2026 discovery of nematoelasticity and its role in superconductivity.

    #physicsnews, #nematiccrystals, #superconductivity, #materialscience, #quantumphysics

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  4. Nematic Crystals Exhibit Paradoxical Order-Disorder State

    How do nematic crystals show order and disorder at the same time? Learn about the May 2026 discovery of nematoelasticity and its role in superconductivity.

    #physicsnews, #nematiccrystals, #superconductivity, #materialscience, #quantumphysics

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  5. Proton Size Shrunk: Long-Standing Physics Discrepancy Potentially Resolved

    German scientists used a super-precise laser to measure the proton's size. This could solve a 16-year-old physics mystery about its radius.

    #ProtonRadius, #PhysicsNews, #StandardModel, #QuantumPhysics, #ScienceBreakthrough

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  6. Proton Size Shrunk: Long-Standing Physics Discrepancy Potentially Resolved

    German scientists used a super-precise laser to measure the proton's size. This could solve a 16-year-old physics mystery about its radius.

    #ProtonRadius, #PhysicsNews, #StandardModel, #QuantumPhysics, #ScienceBreakthrough

    newsletter.tf/new-proton-size-

  7. A Fundamental Limit Looms for Quantum Computing, New Theories Suggest

    A new theory called Rational Quantum Mechanics suggests quantum computers might have a limit of around 1,000 qubits, impacting future computing power and encryption.

    #QuantumComputing, #TechLimits, #PhysicsNews, #FutureTech, #Qubits

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  8. alojapan.com/1413404/shared-ho Shared houses in Tokyo offer lifestyle, safety and community #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 The maps illustrate differences in rental market prices (a) and the number of shared houses (b) across Tokyo’s municipalities. While rents are highest within the 23 central wards, shared houses are also concentrated in these areas, indicating that accessibili

  9. Water temperatures in Amazonian lakes rise to unprecedented levels, killing wildlife

    Major drought and heating of Tefé Lake waters in 2023, reaching >40°C in the entire water column at…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews #World
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  10. All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows

    This photo provided by Adam Pažout shows a fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews #World
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  11. Possums in Australia show some of the world’s highest PFAS levels among small mammals

    A ringtail possum in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Roy D. Mackay New research has shown for the first time…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  12. alojapan.com/1392916/methane-f Methane from overlooked sources higher than predicted in Osaka, Japan #Materials #Nanotech #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #大阪 #大阪府 Methane levels in Osaka and Sakai were analyzed using car- and bike-mounted mobile measuring devices. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more than 25 times as potent as CO2 in warming the Earth. Reducing methane

  13. alojapan.com/1392047/tradition Traditional Okinawan songs rich with indigenous knowledge of climate and geology #Materials #Nanotech #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #沖縄 Illustration of traditional dancers for the two songs studied in this paper. Credit: Boontigan Kuhasubpasin The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-centur

  14. Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technology

    From left, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics Chair Olle Eriksson, Secretary General of the Swedish Academy…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  15. alojapan.com/1381613/machine-l Machine learning sharpens earthquake risk assessment maps for Tokyo #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that are more vulnerable to soil liquefaction. Credit: Professor Sh

  16. alojapan.com/1378884/promising Promising treatment for leishmaniasis disease found in Okinawan marine sponges #Materials #Nanotech #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #沖縄 This infographic summarizes the treatment of leishmaniasis using natural compounds called onnamides, derived from a marine sponge. Credit: Dr. Kanami Mori-Yasumoto from Tokyo University of Science, Japan Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical di

  17. Hot springs in Japan give insight into ancient microbial life on Earth

    A panoramic picture of a hot spring from the source to the ocean. Credit: Fatima Li-Hau, ELSI Earth was not always the blue-green world we know today: early Earth’s oxygen levels were abou…
    #Japan #JP #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #sciencenews #technology #technologynews
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  18. alojapan.com/1378303/hot-sprin Hot springs in Japan give insight into ancient microbial life on Earth #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews A panoramic picture of a hot spring from the source to the ocean. Credit: Fatima Li-Hau, ELSI Earth was not always the blue-green world we know today: early Earth’s oxygen levels were about a million times lower than we now experience. There wer

  19. Japan’s Akatsuki Venus orbiter completes its mission

    An artist’s concept of Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft nearing Venus. Credit: NASA On May 21, 2010, the Akatsuki orbiter (“Dawn” in Japanese) launched from the Tanegashima Space Center atop a H-IIA Launch Vehicle, establishing orbit around …
    #Japan #JP #JapanNews #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #sciencenews #technology #technologynews
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  20. alojapan.com/1375726/japans-ak Japan’s Akatsuki Venus orbiter completes its mission #Japan #JapanNews #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews An artist’s concept of Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft nearing Venus. Credit: NASA On May 21, 2010, the Akatsuki orbiter (“Dawn” in Japanese) launched from the Tanegashima Space Center atop a H-IIA Launch Vehicle, establishing orbit around Venus in December 2015. In so doin

  21. alojapan.com/1370714/seeing-a- Seeing a trio of entangled photons in one go #Kyoto #KyotoNews #Materials #Nanotech #news #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews #京都 #京都府 Achieving the entanglement measurement of the W state. Credit: KyotoU / Takeuchi lab The concept of quantum entanglement is emblematic of the gap between classical and quantum physics. Referring to a situation in which it is impossible to describe the physics of each photon

  22. Massive magnets are on the move: Repurposing electromagnets for research

    Left to right: The BaBar solenoid magnet at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before its move to Brookhaven. (SLAC)…
    #NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #Materials #Nanotech #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  23. Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day

    Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this…
    #NewsBeep #News #Space #AU #Australia #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  24. Scientists produce quantum entanglement-like results without entangled particles in new experiment

    Four-photon FI. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr1794 In the everyday world that humans experience, objects behave in…
    #NewsBeep #News #Physics #Materials #Nanotech #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews #UK #UnitedKingdom
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  25. Physicists use terahertz light to manipulate electronic properties in 2D materials

    The new method makes it possible to directly control ultrathin semiconductors using pulses of terahertz light. Credit: Bielefeld…
    #NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #Materials #Nanotech #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  26. Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

    This photo provided by Re:wild shows the Barbados threadsnake next to a ruler, in the Scotland District of…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #Materials #Nanotech #Physics #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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  27. Optimized model offers more accurate performance predictions

    Prototype NASA 1kW Kilopower nuclear reactor for use in space and on planetary surfaces. Credit: NASA Glenn Research…
    #NewsBeep #News #Physics #CA #Canada #Materials #Nanotech #PhysicsNews #Science #Sciencenews #Technology #TechnologyNews
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