The study reveals that academics in non-lab-based disciplines, such as mathematics, business, economics, sociology and ...

Largest-ever survey shows new regulations on unintended transmissions are needed, say researchers at Australia’s Curtin ...

The first precise mass measurements of an extremely short-lived and proton-rich nucleus, silicon-22, have revealed the “magic” – that is, unusually tightly bound – nature of nuclei containing 14 ...

Van Dishoeck talks about some of the key unanswered questions in astrochemistry, including how complex molecules form on the tiny specks of dust in interstellar space. We chat about the recent growth ...

Small levitating platforms that can stay airborne indefinitely at very high altitudes have been developed by researchers in the US and Brazil. Using photophoresis, the devices could be adapted to ...

New capability could make it easier to generate single pairs of entangled photons on demand using semiconductor quantum dots ...

Tucked away Illustration showing the position and size of the CONUS+ detector within the reactor in Leibstadt, Switzerland.

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In the folklore of physics, the origins of quantum mechanics are often told as the story of a handful of brilliant young men, trading ideas in lecture halls and cafes. The German term Knabenphysik – ...

Even more remarkable is that while many planets would be consumed by their parasitic black hole, it is feasible that some ...

At high temperatures and pressures, molten carbon has two options. It can crystallize into diamond and become one of the ...