Chiral spin liquids are one of the most fascinating phases of matter ever imagined by physicists. These exotic liquids exhibit...
Creating artificial cells with life-like characteristics out of a minimal set of components is a major goal of synthetic biology....
Better understanding the formation of swirling, ring-shaped disturbances—known as vortex rings—could help nuclear fusion researchers compress fuel more efficiently, bringing...
It may be that the famous Higgs boson, co-responsible for the existence of masses of elementary particles, also interacts with...
The theory of relativity works well when you want to explain cosmic-scale phenomena—such as the gravitational waves created when black...
What makes some materials carry current with no resistance? Scientists are trying to unravel the complex characteristics. Harnessing this property,...
New experiments using one-dimensional gases of ultra-cold atoms reveal a universality in how quantum systems composed of many particles change...
The sun’s rotation produces changes in its magnetic field, which flips completely every 11 years or so, triggering a phase...
The Brazilian rainforest is one of the world’s few continental regions with clean air. However, this is only true during...
A team of physicists has discovered a new role for a specific type of turbulence—a finding that sheds light on...
What does the inside of a carbon atom’s nucleus look like? A new study by Forschungszentrum Jülich, Michigan State University...
Meeting the world’s energy demands is reaching a critical point. Powering the technological age has caused issues globally. It is...
