Observations of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies point to a likely source of dark energy—the ‘missing’ 70%...
There are stark differences between metals, through which electrons flow freely, and electrical insulators, in which electrons are essentially immobile....
Research in fundamental science has revealed the existence of quark-gluon plasma (QGP)—a newly identified state of matter—as the constituent of...
One of the oldest tools in computational physics—a 200-year-old mathematical technique known as Fourier analysis—can reveal crucial information about how...
When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species. Researchers at Rice University’s...
In a recently published article in the journal Nature Physics, a team of researchers with the participation of the University...
The University of Tennessee’s physicists have led a scientific team that found silicon—a mainstay of the soon-to-be trillion-dollar electronics industry—can...
Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have demonstrated for the first time that quantum bits (qubits) can...
Can quantum optics be used for practical applications? A lot depends on whether a large number of photons can be...
Without regulations for their use, the condition of freely accessible resources such as fish stocks, water or air can deteriorate...
In the world around us, processes appear to follow a certain time-direction: Dandelions eventually turn into blowballs. However, the quantum...
Secret, coded letters penned by Mary, Queen of Scots, while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth...
