In September, Microsoft made an unusual combination of announcements. It demonstrated progress with quantum error correction, ...

Traditionally, X-ray methods require at least 10,000 atoms to generate a detectable signal. This is because the X-ray signal ...

Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to ...

Physicists surprised to discover electrons in pentalayer graphene can exhibit fractional charge. New study suggests how this could work.

Under the right circumstances, electrons can actually “freeze” into a bizarre solid form. Now, physicists at Berkeley Lab ...

The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...

which makes it a good candidate to interact with the exciton's electrons. An electron that is promoted to a higher orbital in ...

The most precise clocks in the world will lose only one second every 300 billion years—and someday they might fit in your ...

In summary, then: why do metals feel colder than non-metals? It’s because you’re not actually feeling the temperature at all ...