In the first moments of our universe, countless numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons formed alongside their antimatter counterparts. As...
Physicists have devised a way to achieve higher doses and shorter treatment times for cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy with protons,...
A block of rubber that can count to ten and even remember the order in which it is pressed—physicists Martin...
Life, from the perspective of thermodynamics, is a system out of equilibrium, resisting tendencies towards increasing their levels of disorder....
For about half a century, physicists have puzzled over vibrations in glass at low temperatures. The reason: Glass carries sound...
Have you ever been compelled to enter sensitive payment data on the website of an unknown merchant? Would you be...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a photonic circuit on a chip that transforms...
In the field of superconductivity—the phenomenon in which electrons can flow through a material with essentially zero resistance—the “holy grail”...
When cooled to their freezing point, most liquids become solids or crystallize. In other words, the molecules arrange themselves in...
Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a mathematical model to explain how antiresonant hollow-core fibers guide light in...
With their unique appearance, texture, and mouthfeel, fondants have intrigued bakers and physicists for years. They present an appetizing enigma...
New measurements of how particles flow from collisions of different types of particles at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)...
