Second added periodically to synchronise atomic time and Earth time can cause problems for GPS systems, software and telecomsScientists and government representatives meeting at a conference in France have voted to scrap leap seconds by 2035, the organisation responsible for global timekeeping has said.Similar to leap years, leap seconds have been periodically added to clocks over the last half...
Ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto added to International System of Units in first such change for more than 30 yearsExperts have voted for an expansion of the universe – or at least the official terminology that can be drawn upon to describe the vanishingly small and the preposterously large.In a vote at the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles on Friday, the International...
Scottish actor and physics professor describe their difficulty in checking in to same hotel using matching namesIt adds a whole new meaning to double booking. Or perhaps it’s more of a mathematical problem: solve Brian Cox squared? But when the question was raised by a hotel receptionist, it was left to an actor and a physicist to find an answer.Brian Cox, the former musician turned physics...
Nasa says space telescope is finding previously hidden early galaxies, including one that may have formed 350m years after the big bangNasa’s James Webb space telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now have been hidden from view, including one that may have formed just 350m years after the big bang.Astronomers said Thursday that if the results were verified, this newly discovered...
The weaponisation of private health information can feel like a violation of personal safety, but there are steps you can take to regain controlMillions of Australians have been left feeling violated in the wake of the Medibank cyber breach. The weaponisation of private health information can be deeply traumatic – particularly for those who have had sensitive health information released...