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technology4 days ago•3 min saved

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 10 brings aging particles and tinier baby mob heads

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 10 introduces new particles to indicate mob aging with Golden Dandelions, shrinks baby mob heads, makes Striders inherit warmth from their mount, and adds growth-related particles (pause_mob_growth and reset_mob_growth). It also updates data pack to 99.3 and resource pack to 82, refreshes textures for baby mobs, and fixes a broad bug list along with UI/IME and armor display tweaks. Enable snapshots in the launcher to try it, keeping in mind testing versions can corrupt worlds.

via Minecraft|

#aging #minecraft #mobs

science5 months ago•3 min saved

The Nature of Reality: Beyond Objects

Quantum mechanics challenges the traditional notion of objects and particles, suggesting that at a fundamental level, there are no discrete particles, and the macroscopic world of objects emerges from an undivided quantum reality, reshaping our understanding of what constitutes reality.

via IAI TV|

#objects #particles #philosophy

science2 years ago•3 min saved

"Surprising Discovery: Like-Charged Particles Attract, Challenging Basic Physics Principle"

A new study from Oxford University challenges the fundamental principle that like-charged particles repel each other, demonstrating that similarly charged particles in solution can attract each other over long distances. The study found that negatively charged particles attract each other in water to form clusters, while positively charged particles repel. The effect was found to be pH-dependent and could be switched by changing the solvent. These findings have implications for various processes involving interparticle and intermolecular interactions and provide evidence for probing properties of interfacial electrical potential due to the solvent.

via Phys.org|

#fundamental-physics #interparticle-interactions #oxford-university

science2 years ago•6 min saved

"The Fundamental Scales: Unveiling the Building Blocks of our Universe"

The physical Universe can be defined by 13 different scales, ranging from subatomic to cosmic. These scales include fundamental particles, nuclear scales, atomic scales, molecular scales, microscopic scales, macroscopic scales, sub-planetary scales, planetary scales, star-sized scales, stellar system scales, galactic scales, cluster-and-void scales, and truly cosmic scales. Each scale represents a different level of organization and interaction, from the smallest particles to the largest structures in the Universe. These scales provide a framework for understanding the complexity and diversity of the physical world.

via Big Think|

#cosmology #particles #physics

science2 years ago•2 min saved

Unraveling the Cherenkov Effect: Faster-than-Light Particle Phenomenon Explored

Under certain circumstances, particles can move faster than light, resulting in the Cherenkov effect. This phenomenon occurs when charged subatomic particles move faster than the speed of light in a medium, such as water, emitting a blue glow known as Cherenkov light. The discovery of this effect earned physicists Pavel Cherenkov, Il´ja Mikhailovich Frank, and Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics. Recently, researchers used a specialized camera system to capture images of Cherenkov light emitted in the eyes of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, confirming the existence of this phenomenon.

via IFLScience|

#cherenkov-effect #particles #physics