Lighting the way: Scientists magnetize a material with terahertz laser
MIT physicists have found an innovative way to create a new magnetic state in a material using only light.
By using a special type of...
Thin-film tech unlocks the future of ultra-precise nuclear clocks
Scientists have taken a big step forward in precision timekeeping by developing a safer and more affordable way to build nuclear clocks.
These advanced clocks,...
Dead stars reveal secrets of extreme gravity and dark matter
Scientists have confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in dying stars called white dwarfs: hotter white dwarfs are slightly puffier than cooler ones, even...
Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology by working more slowly
Modern computers are a triumph of technology.
A single computer chip contains billions of nanometer-scaled transistors that operate extremely reliably and at a rate of...
Scientists detect antimatter version of Hyperhelium-4: A new milestone in physics
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have made an exciting discovery—the antimatter version of hyperhelium-4.
This achievement, reported by the ALICE collaboration, marks the...
Antimatter propulsion is still far away, but it could change everything
Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time.
Rockets, our most common means of doing so, are...
Small but mighty: MIT scientists spot tiny asteroids in the main belt
Astronomers at MIT have made a groundbreaking discovery, spotting the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main asteroid belt—a region between Mars and Jupiter...
Scientists discover sun-like stars produce superflares every 100 years
The sun, our temperamental star, is known for its powerful solar storms.
These storms can cause dazzling auroras and even disrupt technology on Earth.
But could...
How supermassive black holes in the early universe grew so fast
Not long ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered into Cosmic Dawn, the cosmological period when the first galaxies formed less than one...
Do the fastest spinning pulsars contain quark matter
Neutron stars are so named because in the simplest of models they are made of neutrons.
They form when the core of a large star...