Scientists have accidentally discovered a particle that has mass when it’s traveling in one direction, but no mass while traveling in a different direction. Known as semi-Dirac fermions, particles with this bizarre behavior were first predicted 16 years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Particle physics, Elementary particles, Quasiparticles, Pennsylvania State University, Materi
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Bizarre particle gains or loses mass depending on direction it travels
Posted by ArielTechGeek 52 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Looking back: The bizarre backward-winged, intentionally unstable X-29
Posted by ArielTechGeek 62 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Sometimes you see a vintage plane that makes you scratch your head. Case in point is the US Air Force's X-29 of the 1980s that looks like a fighter with the wings stuck on backwards. Was this a daft mistake or a great leap forward? Let's have a look.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: US Air Force, NASA, DARPA, Experimental, Aircraft
Bizarre MTB pedals sport an open design for less weight and more grip
Posted by ArielTechGeek 63 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The thinner the mountain bike pedal, the lighter and less bulky it will be. Canadian company Outlier MTB has taken this concept to the extreme, with pedals that sport a platform which is completely open in the middle.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Pedal, Mountain Bikes, Cycling
Light itself casts a shadow in bizarre laser experiment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 80 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with another light source, it’s possible to create this bizarre optical effect.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Light, Lighting, Laser, Optical, Optics, Brookhaven National Laboratory
"Bizarre" way ant venom hits a nerve: An exciting new path to pain relief
Posted by ArielTechGeek 100 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Insect venom may seem like an unlikely ally in the discovery of new human pain treatments, but the latest findings into the "unique" way a small ant causes us such agony is a big leap forward – and one that's expected to progress rapidly.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Queensland, Pain, Venom Evil, molecular biology, Chronic, AN
Bizarre titanium watch takes a "screw it" approach to telling time
Posted by ArielTechGeek 195 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
If you're looking for a weird watch, you'd be hard pressed to find anything more unique than the MS1001-Ti. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, it uses two auger-like screws to tell time.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Watches, Wristwatch, Time, Titanium, Kickstarter
Bizarre digital mask guarantees people will keep their distance
Posted by ArielTechGeek 234 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "These ol' human faces just aren't expressive enough?" Perhaps what you need is the Qudi Mask 2, a gadget that lets you wear all your emotions on your robot-screen head while, if you wish, hiding your identity behind it.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Gadgets, Masks, Robot, Kickstarter
Harvard's bizarre "metafluid" packs programmable properties
Posted by ArielTechGeek 299 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Harvard engineers have created a strange new “metafluid” – a liquid that can be programmed to change properties, like its compressibility, transparency, viscosity and even whether it’s Newtonian or not.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Fluid, Fluid Dynamics, Metamaterials, Harvard, Liquid
Time cell discovery reveals the bizarre way the nose powers actions
Posted by ArielTechGeek 361 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
From sniffing out diseases and explosives, to some clever animal and dinosaur adaptations for life, the nose and its broad olfactory functions are an important, if somewhat underappreciated, part of many animals' sensory systems.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: University of Colorado, Smell, Sensory, Neuroscience, Neural Network, Cells, Memory, Behavior, Time, Brain
Mystery of bizarre radio circles in space may finally have been solved
Posted by ArielTechGeek 390 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
It’s not often that space throws something entirely new at you, but in 2019 that’s exactly what happened when astronomers discovered a completely unknown phenomenon they called odd radio circles (ORCs). Now, more data may have revealed just how these rare objects form.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astronomy, Radio, UCSD, UC San Diego, Galaxy
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