In a striking glimpse into extreme physics, scientists have captured the split-second chaos that unfolds when powerful laser ...

Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state at once. When a particle's state is measured, ...

Not many scientific studies sound like a Bond film, but ours really does involve lasers, sharks and doctors (of research, not ...

Armed with a slew of new instruments, physicists are closing in on one of nature’s oldest mysteries — and finding that storm ...

The roster of Canadian Nobel Laureates grew by one this week, as Donna Strickland joined the likes of Art McDonald, Bertram Brockhouse, John Polyani, Gerhard Herzberg and Frederick Banting as a winner ...

Chemists at the University of Iowa have created a light-activated structure that captures and stores water from the air. The ...

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown for the first time that ferroelectricity ...

Periodic trends like atomic radius and ionization energy aren’t just facts to memorize—they’re patterns that reveal the hidden structure of the periodic table. Understanding these patterns helps ...

Excited atoms under a high energy level, termed as Rydberg atoms, possess exceptional characteristics (e.g., size and dipole moment), which are contingent on their principal quantum numbers. Despite ...

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

Fusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to ...