This, in turn, altered the configuration of the orbitals to achieve the half-Möbius configuration that the researchers were ...

A mineral never before confirmed on Mars may have just turned up in orbital data from two ancient sites near the planet’s ...

When Richard Feynman first conceived of quantum computers in the 1980s, he believed they should primarily investigate quantum phenomena. So that’s what a group of chemists did: they used quantum ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater ...

Near-field optical trapping has transformed particle manipulation in biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology, enabling contact-free control of objects ranging from nanoparticles to living cells.

When most people hear "polymer," they think of plastics. In our group, polymerization is a way to line up identical molecules like beads on a string and let quantum mechanics take over. Put magnetic ...

Leading experts from the University of California San Diego are set to return to Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference to showcase groundbreaking research and innovation ...

Hollywood has never been known for its strict adherence to science. In most blockbusters the laws of physics are treated more like polite suggestions than hard rules. Need I mention “Armageddon”? I ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has just come face-to-face with a mystery that has haunted scientists from a distance for years. While orbital satellites first spotted strange, web-like patterns on the ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have produced the first three-dimensional map of Uranus’ ionosphere, ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured a series of black and white panoramas at two times of day which were then merged ...