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Lee Billings @leebillings.bsky.social · 22h

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: This year’s physics Nobel goes to 3 researchers who demonstrated quantum tunneling on a superconducting chip. By bringing this microscopic effect into the macroscale world, they laid important foundations for quantum computing.

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This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Three Scientists for Work in Quantum Mechanics

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · 1d

Finding order in chaos by @lyndie.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

Fractal Chaos Discovered in Prime Numbers

Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe dark energy is completely different than we imagined: @rboyle31.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-d...

Are Black Holes Creating Dark Energy?

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 13d

Day 25 #SciArtSeptember prompt tireless: 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 #histsci Kathleen Lonsdale DBE FRS (née Yardley, 1903-1971) who solved a longstanding #chemistry conundrum of the shape of benzene, here with her drawing of electron density for hexachlorobenzene (green) & model of hexamethylbenzene. Her husband said, 🧵

My linocut with portrait of Kathleen Lonsdale in gradient of lavender at the bottom to indigo at the top. She looks like a serious woman with a big mop of curly hair, round glasses, in a floral shirt and blazer. To her left is her own first drawing of electron density projection calculated for hexachlorobenzene. In front of her in black is her own one crystal model of hexamethylbenzene (with spheres for atoms and bars to indicate bonds or for structure and a small tag).

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · 16d

This is a truly wild caper by @danvergano.bsky.social on the disappearance of the El Ali meteorite: www.scientificamerican.com/article/insi...

The Meteorite That Vanished: A Tale of Lies, Death and Smuggling

How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean

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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 17d

Some interesting sociology of space news to watch with the NYT dropping a fairly thin, but obvious piece by one of their anointed today www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... saying the obvious: NASA's SpaceX lunar landing plans are unlikely to work anytime soon despite a lot of U.S. chest beating. 1/n

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

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Sarah Scoles @sarahscoles.bsky.social · 21d

Ever wonder what happened to that $100 million interstellar spaceship program? Me too. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

A $100-Million Mission to Another Star Just Disappeared

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 21d

Great writeup by Sarah Scoles @sarahscoles.bsky.social on the apparent demise of Breakthrough Starshot

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 21d

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

A $100-Million Mission to Another Star Just Disappeared

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · 21d

In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner held a star-studded press conference where he pledged to spend $100 million to send the first spaceship to Alpha Centauri. But almost a decade later, Breakthrough Starshot doesn't have much to show for itself. What happened? @sarahscoles.bsky.social reports 🧪

A $100-Million Mission to Another Star Just Disappeared

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

www.scientificamerican.com

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 21d

Oh this is very cool

#MathNerds

NPR @npr.org · 22d

Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.

On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty

Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · 27d

The LIGO project is one of the coolest things going, and the Trump admin wants to effectively cancel it. Here's hoping it can keep on making amazing discoveries like this one 🧪

A Black Hole Collision Shows Einstein and Hawking Were Right

Spacetime ripples from a black hole collision across the cosmos have confirmed weird aspects of black hole physics

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Sep 3

LAST CHANCE!

📸 Join the #SciAmInTheWild photo challenge!

🎁 You could win an Unlimited subscription to Scientific American—plus exclusive prizes for your next adventure.

⌛ Hurry! Contest ends September 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET

⚠️ Terms & Conditions apply. See rules for entry: sciam.com/180contest

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · Aug 29

For our anniversary, an ode to our enduring fascinating with quantum mechanics for 100 years and counting by @jacklinkwan.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

Quantum Mechanics Makes No Sense. So Why Do We Love It So Much?

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today, Scientific American turns 180—the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. 🎉

Since 1845, we’ve shared the wonders of science with the world.

💫 Dive into 180 years of discovery: sciam.com/180
🧬 Explore pivotal moments in science: bit.ly/4mNTpGY
🎁 Win prizes: sciam.com/180contest

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy birthday Scientific American!

I am proud to have contributed, by coincidence, nearly 180 articles to the magazine. Here's the one I wrote honoring the anniversary.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today marks 180 years of @sciam.bsky.social! I've been here for nearly 12 years and I couldn't be prouder to be a Scientific American. Here's my favorite cover, and the first special issue I edited. Happy 180th! sciam.com/180

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Dr Robin George Andrews @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW: The White House wants to kill off Juno, NASA's mission to uncover Jupiter's secrets. Fortunately, its legacy is clear.

Juno's a scientist, but also an artist: it revealed Jupiter as a living van Gogh painting hanging in the sky.

Me @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Say Goodbye to Juno, NASA’s Groundbreaking Mission to Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft has rewritten the story on Jupiter, the solar system’s undisputed heavyweight

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Margaret Harris @drmlharris.bsky.social · Aug 14

Which hypothetical quasiparticle would you most like to see proven to be real?

Many would vote for the axion (named after a detergent because it cleans up a mess in quantum chromodynamics), but for purely etymological reasons, I'm now voting for the neglecton. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/predicted-...

Predicted quasiparticles called ‘neglectons’ hold promise for robust, universal quantum computing – Physics World

Discovery could lift theoretical constraints on calculations achievable with certain types of topological quantum computers

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our magazine is 180 years old and we're running a contest! Take a photo of any issue out in the world, and you could win a (legitimately) awesome prize package. I'm not eligible but can't resist, so here's my entry 🌟 #SciAmInTheWild www.scientificamerican.com/anniversary-...

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · Aug 7

AI supposedly did well at the International Math Olympiad this year, but mathematicians aren't impressed: www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

AI Crushed the Math Olympiad—Or Did It?

AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still need people doing math

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Clara Moskowitz @clarakm.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is just so frustrating 😡

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 6

mRNA Vaccine Tech Could Transform Medicine and Cure Diseases. RFK, Jr. Just Pulled Its Funding.

mRNA Vaccines Are a Game-Changer—Here’s Why

Speed and flexibility have made mRNA a blockbuster technology

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 5

From deep oceans to distant galaxies, every Scientific American cover is an invitation to explore. Now show us where curiosity takes you!

🤳 Enter the #SciAmInTheWild photo contest

🎁 Prizes include gadgets and gear to elevate your next adventure

⚠️ Terms & Conditions apply: sciam.com/180contest

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Kate Wong @katewong.bsky.social · Aug 4

It’s only early August but the fall migration of birds is already under way! Here’s what I’ve been seeing lately and how you can watch this incredible spectacle 🧪🪶 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Fall Migration Is Here! Tips to See It

Birds are starting to make their way south for the winter, and you’ve got a front-row seat to the show

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Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · Aug 4

I had an enlightening conversation with mathematician Hannah Cairo about how she broke a huge conjecture in Harmonic Analysis at just 17 years old, what being a transgender mathematician means to her and how math has supported her along her journey! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌊 ✨

Read the Q&A here:

Teen Hannah Cairo's Mathematical Discovery Sends Ripples through Harmonic Analysis

When she was just 17 years old, Hannah Cairo disproved the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture, breaking a four-decade-old mathematical assumption

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 1

For 180 years, Scientific American covers have invited readers on voyages of discovery—from deep oceans to distant galaxies. Now it’s your turn! Capture your own moment of exploration with our photo challenge.

Terms & Conditions apply. See official rules: sciam.com/180contest #SciAmInTheWild

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