Theoretical Physics

ants looking for the exit

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

14.06.2018

Theoretical Physics, Life Sciences, Evolution and Development, Environment, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path

organoid with folds

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

19.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step

If, for example, the springy part forms a shelf in a rectangular container and the particle can “choose” to go either under or over the shelf, the transfer of energy becomes very efficient

The Notorious Piston and Other Problems

15.02.2018

Theoretical Physics, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics

New insight into the mathematics of fast- and slow-moving bodies

Sadi Carnot

The Limits of Power

13.02.2018

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

New research upholds an old principle of thermodynamics

friction

Geometry Matters in Friction

06.11.2017

Theoretical Physics, Materials Science

A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them

artist's illustration: merging neutron stars

Crashing Neutron Stars Observed for the First Time

16.10.2017

Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics

Weizmann Institute scientists help confirm and analyze the star merger

black hole

The Missing Black Holes

22.06.2017

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics

Why do we not see midsized black holes in the Universe?

Physicists

Neutral Particles Pack Heat

03.04.2017

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

Proving a 20-year-old theory, scientists show that imaginary particles carry the same energy as real ones

stopwatch 0000

Solving the Quantum Time Problem

20.03.2017

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology

New theoretical research yields surprising conclusions about quantum systems

Midge swarm and star cluster

Insect Swarms May Resemble Star Clusters

11.08.2016

Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Environment, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new theory developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Stanford University uses a gravitational model to explain the collective behaviour of...

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