A bandage-thin device could let your finger feel digital textures in real life

For years, screens have been getting better at showing and playing things that look and sound real. But when it comes to touch, they are...

Scientists put the speed of light to the ultimate test — and it still...

More than a century ago, two American scientists, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, carried out a famous experiment that changed the course of physics. They...

Scientists repeat a famous light experiment using sound—and discover new physics

More than 200 years ago, physicist Thomas Young amazed the scientific world when he showed that light behaves like both a wave and a...

Future lighting could replace Wi-Fi and batteries, study finds

Light has always helped us see—but in the future, it may also become a powerful way to send information and power smart devices. Researchers at...

As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on...

The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating...

Archaeologists discover second-largest Roman olive oil mill ever found in Tunisia

Archaeologists working in the Kasserine region of central Tunisia have uncovered one of the most impressive industrial sites of the Roman Empire: the second-largest...

Tiny atomic patterns could supercharge future electronics

Scientists studying ultra-thin semiconductor materials have made a surprising discovery that could change the way we design electronic devices, from lasers to future quantum...

Earth’s oldest signs of life hidden in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks, study finds

Scientists have uncovered new chemical clues that life existed on Earth more than 3.3 billion years ago—much earlier than many previous estimates. Even more surprising,...

New wearable tech could let you control robots with simple gestures—even while running

Imagine being able to control a robot just by moving your arm, even if you’re running, riding in a car or being bounced around...

Humans, apes, and Neanderthals have been kissing for millions of years, study finds

A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that kissing is far older than most people imagine. According to the research, kissing likely evolved...

How dark energy changed cosmology forever

Let’s rewind the clock back…oh, I don’t know, let’s say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory...

Scientists develop ultra-thin coating that could prevent corrosion for years

MIT researchers have created a new type of polymer film that is so tightly sealed it can stop even the smallest gas molecules from...

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How a ‘vegetable ion’ helped scientists unlock theory behind transitions of materials

Breakthrough could lead to new ultrafast electronics, better batteries. A puddle freezing on the sidewalk, your humidifier pumping out water vapor, salt trucks melting icy...

Scientists develop ultra-thin coating that could prevent corrosion for years

MIT researchers have created a new type of polymer film that is so tightly sealed it can stop even the smallest gas molecules from...

New universal antivenom could protect against the world’s deadliest snakes

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking antivenom that protects against 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes, including the black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes. This...

Scientists create ultra stainless steel: a revolutionary material for affordable hydrogen production

An engineering team from the University of Hong Kong, led by Professor Mingxin Huang, has achieved a groundbreaking development in the field of materials...

Physics theory could be slam dunk for basketball coaches

A physics theory that’s proven useful to predict the crowd behavior of molecules and fruit flies also seems to work in a very different context – a basketball court.