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Lost Schrödinger manuscript reveals his true view of quantum randomness
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Lost Schrödinger manuscript reveals his true view of quantum randomness

Unlike classical physics, quantum mechanics generally cannot tell us exactly what will happen in an individual event. Instead, it predicts the probabilities of different outcomes. As one of the theory's early pioneers, Erwin Schrödinger played a key role in debates about what this randomness really means. However, part of his contribution has stayed hidden for more than 80 years.

📅 2026-10-22 13:00:01    •    Phys.org
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Adults may be more creative than children – but less confident about it
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Adults may be more creative than children – but less confident about it

The benefits of being creative span generationsWestend61 GmbH / Alamy Adults are often thought to be less creative than children, as we swap painting for presentations and sandpits for spreadsheets. But in a new study, children actually performed worse on creativity tests than adults – yet made up for it in confidence. “We found that adults are actually more creative thinkers,” says Mathias Benedek at the University of Graz in Austria. “But children enjoy creativity more and are much less worried about what others think about their ideas.” Read more How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative There is a popular belief that children are more creative than adults, he says, whi...

📅 2026-10-22 12:16:04    •    New Scientist
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Family legacy helps explain how heirs decide to donate inherited possessions
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Family legacy helps explain how heirs decide to donate inherited possessions

There's a good reason why that fine china set or crystal stemware collection inherited from grandma sits in a box gathering dust in the basement. According to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign marketing expert, consumers don't simply donate family heirlooms and move on from them when they no longer spark joy. Instead, they remain concerned with how those heritage goods will be passed on to new owners and whether their legacy will continue.

📅 2026-10-22 12:00:10    •    Phys.org
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Paying for the past: Norway's finder's fees favor gold's weight over what it tells us
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Paying for the past: Norway's finder's fees favor gold's weight over what it tells us

Ten years ago, in 2016, a metal detectorist came upon a hoard of gold. It had been buried in the dirt for around 1,800 years and consisted of around 396 grams (14 ounces) of gold rings. The detectorist handed in his finds to a museum and received the largest finder's fee ever paid out in Norwegian history. He had been rewarded for the gold weight, not its rarity.

📅 2026-10-22 12:00:03    •    Phys.org
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Oxford scientists discover how viruses build themselves without a blueprint
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Oxford scientists discover how viruses build themselves without a blueprint

Scientists have captured virus-like particles assembling themselves step by step, revealing how a surprisingly simple process of trial and error produces complex structures with remarkable precision. The discovery uncovers a crucial molecular turning point that speeds up assembly and could lead to new ways to disrupt viruses and develop vaccines.

📅 2026-10-22 11:42:05    •    ScienceDaily
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A revolutionary new microscope could reveal the hidden machinery of life
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A revolutionary new microscope could reveal the hidden machinery of life

Researchers have developed a revolutionary microscope that uses an incredibly powerful laser to make previously invisible cellular structures easier to see. The technology dramatically improves image clarity, allowing scientists to examine small proteins that conventional electron microscopes struggle to capture. It could eventually reveal how tiny molecular machines interact inside cells, providing an unprecedented look at the hidden workings of life.

📅 2026-10-22 11:30:49    •    ScienceDaily
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Parental benefit encouraged people to have children in Estonia, but fathers mainly applied for financial reasons
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Parental benefit encouraged people to have children in Estonia, but fathers mainly applied for financial reasons

A generous parental leave reform was introduced in Estonia in 2004. This increased the likelihood of a second or third child being born into the family and also shortened the interval between births, according to Sanan Abdullayev's doctoral thesis, defended at Tallinn University. At the same time, taking shared parental leave did not necessarily mean that the father took time off work and assumed primary responsibility for the children while receiving the benefit.

📅 2026-10-22 11:30:01    •    Phys.org
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Honey bees are bullying other bees, scientists discover
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Honey bees are bullying other bees, scientists discover

Honeybees are aggressively pushing wild pollinators away from flowers, with scientists documenting how they chase off rivals and dominate valuable food sources. New research warns that rising temperatures and increasing honeybee populations could intensify this competition, threatening wild bees and other important pollinators.

📅 2026-10-22 11:20:44    •    ScienceDaily
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Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea
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Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea

For years, pilots have observed strong and unusual currents in the 2.4-kilometer-long (1.5-mile-long), 300-meter-wide (984-foot-wide) canal connecting Lake Varna with the Black Sea. Maarja Kruusmaa, an academician and professor at Tallinn University of Technology, and researcher Laura Piho, working with the Port of Varna, undertook detailed measurements to determine the causes of the phenomenon.

📅 2026-10-22 11:00:10    •    Phys.org
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Sapphire-grown semiconductor film sets bandgap record
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Sapphire-grown semiconductor film sets bandgap record

Semiconductors with wider bandgaps could pave the way for smaller, more efficient electronics that can handle far higher voltages, but the wider this gap becomes, the harder it is to control how well a material conducts electricity. Now, a team led by Darrell Schlom at Cornell University has shown that adding silicon to thin films of aluminum gallium oxide can keep this control intact at bandgaps wider than any semiconductor before it. Their research has been published in Nature.

📅 2026-10-22 11:00:04    •    Phys.org
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Global race to update computers as AI discovers most disruptive hack yet
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Global race to update computers as AI discovers most disruptive hack yet

Newly accessible vulnerabilities in a common computer language are in urgent need of fixingROB ENGELAAR/EPA/Shutterstock Cybersecurity experts around the globe are racing to update systems and prevent the most disruptive AI-enabled hack yet discovered. A flaw uncovered in widely used code has made 70 per cent of websites worldwide vulnerable to data theft and defacement. Government websites in France, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands were taken offline as a precaution when the news emerged. Read more Will physics be the next field to be turned upside down by AI? PHP is a computer language commonly used to power interactive websites, such as the content management system WordPress, which ...

📅 2026-10-22 10:17:37    •    New Scientist
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