Scientists at the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL have realized a long-pursued experimental goal in physics: to show how ...

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold ...

Try as they might, scientists can’t truly rid a space or an object of its energy. But what “zero-point energy” really means ...

The familiar gray face in our night sky is not as passive as it looks. New research suggests the moon has been quietly ...

An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties. It is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. (Image: M ...

The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.

If you were wondering what that strange substance falling from the sky was Tuesday morning, it was rain. After nearly a month ...

Catalytic converters are essential automotive exhaust system components, but they're extremely expensive, thanks, in part, to ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards. The appearance of Shapiro steps in ...

Scientists discover water that's solid and liquid. Superionic ice found in lab could explain Uranus and Neptune's bizarre ...

Is cellphone radiation safe? The U.S. Health Department is reopening research into the long-term health effects of mobile ...