In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny electrical currents in kagome metals—quantum materials with a woven atomic ...

A new twist on a classic material could advance quantum computing and make modern data centers more energy efficient, ...

For the first time in history, renewable energy has produced more of the world's electricity than coal, according to a new analysis of global energy trends. In the first half of 2025, solar and wind ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

For centuries, stories about will-o’-the-wisps have captured the popular imagination. Countless tales have been told to explain the mysterious lights seen hovering above marshes, swamps and bogs, with ...

New report shows how seemingly benign weather conditions can have a big impact on British electricity production – and prices ...

What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

This experiment explores how fast electricity really travels and whether a human could ever beat it. A thrilling look at physics in action! Pakistan fumes over India-Afghanistan talks: Rattled over ...