While quantum mechanics explains the small-scale, low-energy behavior of electrons, relativity becomes important when those same electrons move fast enough for strange effects like spin-orbit coupling ...

A world-first artificial cell can chase chemicals using only a membrane, an enzyme, and a pore—no DNA or motors needed.

Researchers use electron ptychography to capture atomic vibrations in twisted 2D materials with record-breaking precision.

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We know magnetism as a fundamental force of nature that plays a crucial role in both the natural world and modern technology.

Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, the team blasted the superheated gold with pulses of ultrabright X-rays. The scattered X-ray photons ...

So how do rockets move in space? With a little help from Newton's third law and the conservation of momentum, of course.

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