New breakthrough could help calculate the likelihood of worst-case scenarios
Quick—if you had to guess, what would you think is most likely to end all life on Earth: a meteor strike, climate change or...
New artificial material could sense, decide, and adapt to its environment
Scientists have developed an artificial material called a metamaterial that can respond to its environment, independently make a decision, and perform an action without...
Scientists are a step closer to control 2D graphene
The device you are currently reading this article on was born from the silicon revolution.
To build modern electrical circuits, researchers control silicon’s current-conducting capabilities...
How long does a neutron live?
Physicists use "bottle" method to make most precise measurement yet of a neutron's lifetime.
Particles called neutrons are typically very content inside atoms.
They stick around...
Scientists reveal the nature of unknown gamma-ray sources
Astronomers have unveiled the nature of hundreds of gamma-ray emitting sources, discovering that most of them belong to the class of active galaxies known...
Physicists snap first image of an electron ice
More than 90 years ago, physicist Eugene Wigner predicted that at low densities and cold temperatures, electrons that usually zip through materials would freeze...
How do apples get their distinctive shapes?
Apples are among the oldest and most recognizable fruits in the world.
But have you ever really considered an apple’s shape?
Apples are relatively spherical except...
How flawed diamonds ‘lead’ to flawless quantum networks
The color in a diamond comes from a defect, or “vacancy,” where there is a missing carbon atom in the crystal lattice.
Vacancies have long...
Scientists find new way to control magnets
Most of the magnets we encounter daily are made of “ferromagnetic” materials.
The north-south magnetic axes of most atoms in these materials are lined up...
Scientists take a closer look inside the perfect fluid
Scientists have reported new clues to solving a cosmic conundrum: How the quark-gluon plasma—nature's perfect fluid—evolved into matter.
A few millionths of a second after...