Scientists create Bose-Einstein condensate leading to a new fifth state of matter
In a Columbia University laboratory in New York, physicist Sebastian Will and his team have reached one of…
Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String
There’s a very thin line between math and art. As it turns out, the same can be said…
Proposed Magnetic Cloak Could Make Sensitive Tech Practically Invisible
Hospitals, power grids, aerospace systems, and scientific laboratories all host extremely sensitive technologies that allow the facilities to…
High-Tech ‘Bubble Wrap’ Lets You Hold Fire Without Getting Burned
Buildings can leak a lot of heat. Scientists think the remedy might come in the form of fireproof,…
New transparent window material could cut building energy loss by 50%
In most buildings, windows remain the most vulnerable part of the structure when it comes to energy loss.…
Newly Discovered ‘Hybrid’ Phase of Matter Blurs the Line Between Solid and Liquid
High school science misses a lot of the science researchers actually work with. For example, you learn that…
Scientists Created the Blackest Fabric Ever, Then Made a Dress
The tiny black dress may be a fashion classic, but making the tiny, perfectly black dress is more…
New superconductor shows quantum edge states tied to Majorana physics
Researchers at IFW Dresden and the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat announced on November 19 that they had identified…
Scientists Solve Quantum Mystery That Could Generate Electricity from Light
Scientists have long searched for the holy grail of clean electronics: a single, organic material that could both…
Scientists Reveal the Fluid Physics Behind Why Sighs Feel So Damn Good
The human body works in complex ways—sometimes, certain motions are so small that it’s easy to miss how…
How Scientists Turned Water Into Ice at Room Temperature
For something so common to our daily lives, there’s a surprisingly long list of questions scientists have yet…
Researchers Tested Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Material With Great Whites and Tiger Sharks. Here’s What Happened
Australian shark experts have revealed that some special wetsuit materials aiming to keep sharks from ripping your arm…