The researchers' novel approach could lead to smaller, and more efficient electronics – such as  smartphones – in the future.

Quantum entanglement – once dismissed by Albert Einstein as "spooky action at a distance" – has long captured the public ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, ...

Quantum computing engineers in Sydney have demonstrated a clean way to entangle nuclear spins inside silicon chips.

Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were ...

Today, materials scientist Peter Mullner answers a child’s question about magnets: ‘What are magnets made of, and how do they ...

Astronomers have witnessed a rare “extremely stripped supernova” that exposed the inner silicon layers of a dying star, confirming theories of stellar fusion and offering new insight into how ...

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the ...

The periodic table sorts 118 elements into rows and columns. Two dozen of these are manmade, the rest are building blocks of ...

Researchers invented a water- and oil-resistant material that could replace harmful plastic and PFAS coatings in food ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily ...