Most people envision vibration on a large scale, like the buzz of a cell phone notification or the oscillation of an electric ...

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 develop a simple method to build stable, atom-thick metal layers using tiny defects in carbon, enabling efficient ...

Twisted 2D bilayers show angle dependent atomic vibrations, revealing how misalignment affects heat flow and aiding design of ...

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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Researchers have discovered a simple yet powerful way to protect atoms from losing information—a key challenge in developing reliable quantum technologies. By shining a single, carefully tuned laser ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and ...

State transportation officials are moving forward with a long-planned $300 million reconstruction of Interstate 375 in Detroit, despite a range of concerns, including its four-year construction ...