The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

The 2025 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics took place in Marseille from 7 to 11 July.

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Scientists have discovered that ice can generate electricity when bent, a phenomenon called flexoelectricity. The effect is significantly amplified with the addition of salt, potentially playing a ...

The quantum world is already full of surprises, but a new discovery has added an entire wing to what scientists call the ...

Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Stony Brook ...

A new study revises the classic equation for wind turbines and offers clear formulas for maximizing power without ...

The thought of bottling up a little star sounds straight out of a Walt Whitman poem, but it's actually one of the biggest ...

Spintronics is an emerging field that leverages the spin, or the intrinsic angular momentum, of electrons. By harnessing this ...

A groundbreaking new material bends the rules of physics by combining surprising strength with impressive stretch. Scientists ...