Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.

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When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and ...

Hardy's paradox, created in 1992, hinted at a scenario haunting the edges of quantum physics. It presented a thought ...

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

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Zero-point energy sits at a strange crossroads between hard physics and science fiction, promising limitless power from the ...

Quantum mechanics is weird. When you think you have reached the bottom of its weirdness, you always discover a new ...

Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to ...

In addition, astrophysical observations had revealed that occasionally, white dwarfs would cool off way faster than expected.

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023.