Physicists at New York University have discovered a new type of time crystal, large enough to hold and capable of levitation, challenging Newtonian physics.

“This project started with a simple question: Why do basketball shoes squeak?” Harvard University applied physicist Adel ...

A team of New York University researchers announced in early February 2026 that they had created “levitating” time crystals, ...

Basketball shoes on a gym floor, bicycle brakes in need of a tune-up, or the squeal of tires are everyday examples of squeaking sounds. Ever wonder ...

Acoustic tweezers use sound waves to create a potential-energy well that can hold an object in place – they are the acoustic ...

Michaela Gleave's first major solo exhibition in Australia, EVENT HORIZON, will be showcased at Artspace Sydney from March to ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the plates cause them to push toward each other, as if trying to fill the ...

Certain desert sand dunes produce a deep, sustained sound, reaching up to 100 decibels, due to synchronized grain movement ...

After watching the Celtics play at TD Garden, a Harvard researcher decided to study what makes sneakers squeak. The findings ...