Replicated

Legends about the ingenuity of the Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes were so powerful that for centuries, many scholars have believed he was able to use mirrors to set Roman ships alight more than 2,000 years ago.A Canadian middle schooler, Brenden Sener, designed a science-fair project to see whether such a feat was possible with a miniature version of the death ray.Though he wasn't trying to set anything on fire, he found that his setup – which included heat lamps and mirrors – did significantly increase the…

A group of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory has recreated a key nuclear reaction that happens on the surface of a neutron star consuming mass from a companion star. The team, working in collaboration with nine institutions from three countries, used a unique gas jet target system to mimic the reaction and thereby improved our understanding of stellar processes and the formation of diverse nuclear isotopes. This experiment provides insights into the nucleosynthesis process on neutron stars, where hydrogen and…

Top Gun: Maverick soars onto cinema screens tomorrow, with the goal of paying homage to its 1986 prequel, visually and spiritually, all while telling a fresh story in the same world that won hearts over all those years ago. Tom Cruise is back to piloting fighter jets, along with newly trained pilots Miles Teller, Glen Powell, and Lewis Pullman, among others, meaning we’re bound to see more of the iconic, high-octane aviation sequences from the original film, perhaps brought to even greater heights with modern…