One of the most striking outcomes of the surface-minimization framework is its ability to explain structural features that ...

Simmons says that silicon quantum processors offer an inherent advantage in scaling, too. Generating numerous registers on a ...

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A new sensor detects helium leaks by monitoring how sound waves propagate through a topological material – no chemical ...

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural ...

Focused Energy is developing a commercial system for generating energy from the laser-driven fusion of hydrogen isotopes.

Holtkamp will oversee the completion of the $1.5bn Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility-Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment ...

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By shining a focused laser beam onto a sample of material, a team at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and ETH Zürich showed ...

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock.

Observations of the thermal energy in a baby galaxy cluster 12.4 billion light years away suggest much more energetic early ...

Mark Thomson takes the reins at the CERN particle-physics lab, which recently received $1bn in private donations for its next ...