shred (ʃrɛd), verb (intransitive, slang): to play an electric guitar using sets of notes in a way that produces a sound that is distorted (i.e. strange and sometimes unpleasant) – a rather dubious ...

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which has origins in physics, "states that there is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle, such as position and ...

Since neoclassical economics was invented in the late 19th century, economics has modelled itself after physics and engineering. Economists have sought mechanistic ‘laws’, which do for money what ...

Quantum mechanics forbids us from measuring the universe. But we try with this principle. Quantum mechanics forbids us from measuring the universe beyond a certain level of precision. But that doesn’t ...

Researchers report the discovery of a new technique that could drastically improve the sensitivity of instruments such as magnetic resonance imagers (MRIs) and atomic clocks. The study reports a ...