Watch a beaker disappear when submerged.
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) May 16, 2024
The vegetable oil and the borosilicate glass beaker have the same refractive index—a measure of light bending when passing from one medium into another.pic.twitter.com/1q9hoBo7It
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A model of inside a quantum computer on display at Terminal 1 in Chicagoâs O’Hare International Airport on Sept. 25, 2025. The exhibit is organized by members of the STAGE Center at the University of Chicagoâs Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and IBM. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune/TNS) (Newscom TagID: krtphotoslive956980.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]
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