Tag Archives: String theory

Faster-than-light neutrinos could be proof of extra dimensions [Physics]

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by author-unknown

The recent announcement that neutrinos had been observed seemingly going faster than the speed of light sent shockwaves through the physics community. But there’s one possible explanation that could keep Einstein’s relativity intact and open up a whole… Continue reading →

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The universe probably isn’t a giant hologram after all [Mad Science]

Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 by author-unknown

One of the strangest and most exotic theories to come out of theoretical physics is that the entire universe is a projection of a two-dimensional shell. But the latest evidence suggests the cosmic hologram really is just a crazy theory.
While the notio… Continue reading →

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String theory fails first major experimental test [Mad Science]

Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 by author-unknown

String theory is one of the more popular candidates to combine quantum mechanics and relativity into a grand unified theory. But it had remained completely untestable until recent experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. The early results don’t look g… Continue reading →

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String theory and black holes show a possible path to practical superconductors [Mad Physics]

Posted on Friday, August 6, 2010 by author-unknown

A leading candidate for room temperature superconductors is the copper compound cuprate, but no one knew how cuprates facilitated superconductivity…until some brave souls looked inside a black hole and broke out the string theory to explain how they … Continue reading →

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