Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The discovery opens new possibilities for studying how matter organizes itself ...

Scientists used entangled X-ray photon pairs to produce ghost images of tiny samples, a proof of concept that could enable longer, lower-dose studies of delicate biological materials.

There's nothing quite like a BBQ to bring people together, whether for a weekend hangout, a family gathering or to enjoy good ...

Have you ever looked at a pile of kitchen scraps and wondered if they could have a second life? Instead of tossing them into ...

Have a few pieces of leftover bread? There are plenty of ways to use up those extra slices without making sandwiches. Here ...

There is a rare kind of road moment when dinner practically volunteers, and all you have to do is steer and nod, grateful that the choice feels obvious for once. In Colorado, those evenings tend to ...

For centuries, it was believed that the production of oxygen relied on one component: photosynthesis (the conversion of light energy into chemical energy). Plants and algae use sunlight to convert ...

The story of the Easy-Bake Oven begins with pretzels. In the early 1960s, Norman Shapiro was walking through New York City when he spotted vendors keeping pretzels warm with small ovens. Shapiro was ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new approaches to measurement in the quantum realm, ...

The method involves stitching together many thin “slices” of light reflecting off an object.

In the 1930s, the Switzer brothers stumbled onto a way to mimic fluorescence. That led to Day-Glo, which has been making the world a brighter place ever since ...