The detection of microwave photons is crucial for a wide range of fundamental research, as well as the development of new devices. Microwave radiation is associated with the superconducting energy gap ...

Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an effective way to teach counting might be by … not counting. That’s the ...

The image presents a grid of black dots that initially appears simple. However, prolonged staring reveals an illusion where the brain misinterprets sizes and spacing, leading to miscounting of the ...

THE first experimental proof is in that a quantum computer can be built using quantum dots. Quantum dots are minute spheres of semiconductor material that hold a charge, or bit of information, in a ...

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Recent studies have shown that many of today’s youths can’t tell time on a traditional clock because they rarely see one. This watch, the Lexon E8, might just help that problem, if only partly. See, ...

You will be shocked when you attempt to solve this puzzling optical illusion. Only someone with excellent peripheral vision may not get confused. (Image source: Jackpotjoy) Are you fond of optical ...

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