Scientists in the Riccio College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of California ...

Chip-scale laser controls trapped ions for quantum clocks and qubits, enabling portable, scalable systems with high fidelity ...

With a new lab-based experiment, researchers in the UK and France have recreated the characteristic cascades of energy and angular momentum that underpin key features of Earth's atmosphere. Reporting ...

After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with ...

For years, Saturn made no sense. Measure its rotation rate using radio signals from its aurora and you get one number.

A recorded radio interview with Dutch astronomer, astrophysicist, and council communist theorist Anton Pannekoek in New York at the celebration of Harvard University's 300 year anniversary in 1936. Dr ...

Deep underground in Sudbury’s SNOLAB, a major new experiment has just reached a critical milestone. The very centre of a series of large, nested copper vessels that make up the heart of the newest and ...

Air was once the quiet partner of cooling systems; now, it’s being pushed into a role it was never built for, and the physics of how servers breathe, draw, and expel that air ...

A soft material developed by researchers at QUT can convert body heat into electricity, opening the door to self-powered ...

Thermal batteries can efficiently store energy as heat. But building them requires a carefully designed system with materials ...

Interannual temperature variability plays a critical role in determining the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events. Understanding how this ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...