Quantum materials can behave in surprising ways when many tiny spins act together, producing effects that don’t exist in ...

Previously thought to be incompatible, this discovery shows that strong electron interactions can create stable, "twisted" ...

Replication is a cornerstone of science, yet even in the natural sciences, attempts to reproduce results do not always succeed. Quantum computing promises machines that can solve certain problems far ...

A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing mystery in particle physics, by finding no sign of the particle many hoped would explain it. An international collaboration of ...

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Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could potentially be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang ...

"It may take decades before we find out what really happens in black holes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Reports of the ...

In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, its visuals     and the strong performances of its cast.

At first glance, physics and food science appear to belong to different worlds. Physics is often seen as abstract, mathematical and distant from daily life, while food science feels immediate, ...