Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the ...

Electricity grids that rely on wind or solar must build backup that, unlike these sources, is not intermittent. That's expensive ...

In many quantum materials—materials with unusual electrical and magnetic properties driven by quantum mechanical effects—electrons can organize themselves into Landau levels. Landau levels are ...

A “nuclear engine” has many advantages, notably providing a vehicle with an almost unlimited supply of onboard power, with no need for regular refuelling. That’s particularly attractive for large ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

Converting wave motion into electricity holds enormous potential as a renewable energy source, but a lack of standardized prototyping is holding back technological development. A research team led by ...

Roughly 270 years ago, Dr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behavior of water droplets on heated metal surfaces. In his manuscript, "A Tract About Some Qualities of Common ...

More than 50 heads of departments tell science minister that changes risk undermining crucial tech growth fields ...

A new study examined the mechanism governing the nonlinear Hall effect, paving the way for battery-free devices.

A group of scientists has created a quantum material where electricity can flow without losing energy as heat. Until now, this was only seen in ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the hottest place on Earth for the briefest of moments during an experiment. Now, it can be one of the brightest places ...