New ‘vacuum ultraviolet’ laser is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing tech
The vacuum ultraviolet region is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between X-rays and visible light. It…
Inside the quantum loop: New tool cracks a long-standing physics mystery
Superconductors are among the most puzzling materials in physics. They conduct electricity with zero resistance, but only under…
Scientists Complete Schrödinger’s Color Theory Over 100 Years Later
Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder, but color doesn’t, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory…
Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe’s brightest exploding stars
Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar — a highly magnetized, spinning neutron…
Astronomers Confirm a ‘Mega-Laser’ Beam Signal from 8 Billion Light-Years Away, and It Refuses to Fade Out
A thin, stubbornly bright line showed up in data from the MeerKAT radio telescope that did not fit…
A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet
It’s well established that when cats fall, they’re able to land perfectly most of the time, nimbly maneuvering…
Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…
US team hits record 151 Kelvin superconductivity at ambient pressure
Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the University of Houston (UH) have achieved a breakthrough…
Quantum computers still struggle with chemistry’s hardest calculations
One of the biggest promises of quantum computing is the ability to simulate molecules with unprecedented accuracy. If…
Scientists Complete Schrödinger’s Color Theory Over 100 Years Later : ScienceAlert
Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder, but color doesn’t, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory…
If You Like The Sound Of A Thermoacoustic Stirling Engine, Check Out These Plans
[My Engines] has been doing some sterling work on Stirling engines for some years now. Their thermoacoustic engine…
Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time | Cern
When the truck pulls away from the building at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, all…