Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Why ice floats when almost every other solid sinks
An ice cube floating in a glass of water seems so mundane that we forget just how exceptional this behavior really is.
The shortest flash of light ever produced by physicists
There are Olympic records for speed, industrial records for power, but there are also far quieter records, hidden away in fundamental physics
DID YOU KNOW physicists have nearly eliminated friction between two surfaces
For a long time, engineers treated friction as a physical fatality, an invisible tax paid by every moving mechanical part. Every engine,
Lithuania absorbs a massive cyberattack, Russian trail examined
A large-scale cyberattack targeted Lithuania's Register Center, the agency responsible for official registries and citizen databases, potentially resulting in the copying of
Brussels launches five joint defense projects ahead of NATO summit
On Friday, July 3, 2026, the European Commission proposed five major cross-border defense projects, opening the door to dedicated European funding, according
Trump says Iran's denuclearization is "moving along well," the law says no
On July 2, 2026, Donald Trump told reporters in Washington that Iran's denuclearization was "moving along well." That same day, in Tehran,
To Seoul, which finally understands its security runs through Kyiv
As the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, draws near, South Korea is intensifying its diplomatic and
Watching NATO Debate the 2% Target While Kyiv Runs Out of Patriots
Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, the question of burden-sharing among allies is once
Beijing Promotes Two Generals After Purging Its Own Command
In early July 2026, the People's Liberation Army promoted two new four-star generals, according to reporting by the Associated Press carried by