Scientists Find a Simple Way to Make GaN Chips More Efficient
Scientists have developed a simple way to reduce electrical resistance in gallium nitride semiconductors, potentially paving the way for more efficient LEDs, electric vehicles,...
Rare Ultra-Magnetic Star May Solve a 90-Year-Old Quantum Mystery
Astronomers may have found the strongest evidence yet for a strange quantum effect predicted nearly 90 years ago: even completely empty space can change...
Scientists Send Quantum Information 13 Miles Through Open Air
Scientists in the United States have taken an important step toward a future "quantum internet" by sending quantum information through 13 miles of open...
Space Rocks Don’t Just Burn Up—Scientists Discover What Really Happens
When a space rock plunges into Earth’s atmosphere, it creates a brilliant streak of light before some pieces may eventually reach the ground as...
Water-Shedding Coating Makes Copper Tubes Transfer Heat Up to 5.5 Times Better
Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that can make copper surfaces transfer heat during condensation up to 5.5 times more effectively than conventional copper.
The...
Ancient Meteorite Dust Reveals Magnetism May Have Helped Build Our Sun
About 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system looked nothing like it does today. Instead of a sun surrounded by planets, it began as...
Scientists Tame the Complex Physics of Sand with a Surprisingly Simple Trick
Sand may seem simple, but scientists still have a lot to learn about how billions of tiny grains behave together.
Now, researchers have found that...
Scientists Reveal a Universal Pattern Hidden in Quantum Matter
Different types of matter can sometimes behave in surprisingly similar ways when they reach a critical point between two states.
Scientists call this phenomenon “universality.”
At...
Why a Planet’s Slow Spin Could Turn It into a Scorching World Like Venus
Why did Earth become a comfortable home for life while its similar-sized neighbor Venus turned into a scorching world with a crushing atmosphere?
Scientists think...
Astronomers Find a Flaw in a Cosmic Yardstick Used for 50 Years
For more than half a century, astronomers have relied on a basic assumption when estimating the number of stars inside distant galaxies: stars of...