“Suppose you knew everything there was to know about a water molecule—the chemical formula, the bond angle, etc.,” says Joseph...
Scientists have hailed a “true breakthrough” as a fusion reaction has successfully generated more energy than was used to create...
What makes some materials carry current with no resistance? Scientists are trying to unravel the complex characteristics. Harnessing this property,...
Microbial communities shape our health and the health of our planet. Some are familiar to humans, like the microbes that...
One of the first practical applications of the much-hyped but little-used quantum computing technology is now within reach, thanks to...
Scientific discovery doesn’t always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in...
A new study has found that “diamond rain,” a long-hypothesized exotic type of precipitation on ice giant planets, could be...
In a new study published in Optica, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have used doughnut-shaped beams of light...
3D printing is transforming everything from fashion and health care to transportation and toys. But this rapidly evolving technology, also...
Determining if particular extreme hot or cold spells were caused by climate change could be made easier by a new...
For Michel Talagrand, who won the Abel mathematics prize on Wednesday, math provided a fun life free from all constraints—and...
A multinational team of researchers, co-led by a City University of Hong Kong (CityU) physicist, has found that a novel...
