World's Fastest

A new electron microscope can effectively freeze time, snapping images of events just 1 attosecond long

Physics

World's fastest microscope freezes time at 1 quintillionth of a second

The subatomic world is hard to image not just because it’s incredibly tiny, but super fast too. Now University of Arizona physicists have developed the world’s fastest electron microscope to capture events lasting just one quintillionth of a second.

Using a high-powered laser, researchers at Purdue University have made a microscopic "dumbbell" the fastest spinning object ever created

Physics

Fastest spinning object in the world hits 300 billion rpm

In 2018, researchers created the world’s fastest-spinning object that reached 60 billion rpm – now that seems like the teacup ride at Disneyland. The same team has broken its own record, creating a new nano-scale rotor that spins five times faster.

A rare species of Dracula ant, known as Mystrium camillae, has snapped up the record for fastest animal movement

Biology

Rare species of Dracula ant snaps up record for world's fastest animal movement

Mystrium camillae, a rare species of Dracula ant found in Southeast Asia and Australia, has now snapped up the crown for fastest animal movement on record, clicking its mandibles at blistering speeds that can stun prey.

Physics

Fastest-spinning manmade object clocks 60 billion rpm

The fastest-spinning manmade object has been created in a lab at Purdue University. This microscopic rotor is made up of two silica nanoparticles stuck together to form a "dumbbell," and by hitting it with laser light the team has sent it spinning at a blistering 60 billion rpm.