A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete ...

Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution-processed lead-halide perovskites are surprisingly efficient at ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron ...

By squeezing terahertz light beyond its usual limits, researchers have exposed hidden quantum "jiggles" inside a ...

Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

Researchers at QuTech in Delft, The Netherlands, have developed a new chip architecture that could make it easier to test and scale up quantum processors based on semiconductor spin qubits. The ...

Research findings are available online in the Astrophysical Journal. The original story “ Student made cosmic dust in the lab revealing life’s early chemical origins ” is published in The Brighter ...

The Boston Red Sox slugger is working his way back from a devastating 2025 injury.

Scientists can now see a hidden battery ingredient — and it could supercharge how fast and how long lithium-ion batteries ...