A supersolid made using photons. Supersolids are a unique phase of matter that combine the friction-free flow of superfluids with an ordered structure.

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the ...

Entangled photons are at the heart of a variety of different and powerful quantum applications. By exploiting this unique quantum phenomenon, in which information correlates between two or more ...

There are lots of situations where getting a look at the human brain can be very helpful. Unfortunately, our heads are ...

Two promising dark matter candidates (i.e., hypothetical particles that dark matter could be made of) are axions and dark photons. The MAgnetized Disk and Mirror Axion eXperiment ...

Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive ...

The Rochester Quantum Network transmits information by sending single photons through two fiber-optic telecommunications ...

It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient ...

Today in the history of astronomy, satellites Vela 3 and 4 make the first detection of gamma-ray bursts.

To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere ...

In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...