Nature physics

The transition of the glass states. Illustration by Prof. Haim Diment and Prof. Yael Roychman.

Scientific discovery sheds light on the mystery of the glass passage

Finally the DOM experiment in the South Pole Telescope detector system is starting to give results. Credit: Mark Krasberg, IceCube/NSF

Bending reality: Einstein meets quantum mechanics in Antarctic ice

Researchers examine the interface between these two theories, using ultra-high-energy neutrinos detected by a particle detector placed deep inside the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole