Researchers in Japan have succeeded in switching a manganese-tin nanodot using electric current pulses as short as 0.1 ns ...

Bloch oscillations are periodic oscillations of quantum particles in a repeating energy "landscape" (e.g., a crystal lattice) ...

Black holes are so strange that physicists have long wondered if they are quite what they seem. Now we are set to find out if ...

A technological breakthrough at Tel Aviv University revolutionizes the world of archaeology: a proof of feasibility for using ...

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

Hotter summers mean louder skies as jets climb slower, expanding noise footprints and exposing more residents to pollution.

The internet is full of people claiming to uncover conspiracies in politics and business. During the pandemic, public health experts and pharmaceutical companies became popular targets. Now an ...

As the federal government reimagines American energy policy this year, support for projects hinges on a new metric — density. The concept of density in energy production echoes throughout recent ...

Go visit a sacred ancient site, if possible one featuring a high density of megalithic architecture, and when you get back tell me, hand on heart, you didn’t feel something. Modern archaeology, for ...

Entities involved in tree plantation can earn Green Credit after five years of restoration, achieving a 40% canopy density. Each surviving tree over five years old earns one credit. These credits, ...

Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold. Then, they sent a pulse of ultrabright X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS ...

You may have heard high-impact activity—exercise such as running, jumping, football and basketball—is good at building bone density and strength. But what about when you're standing still, lifting ...