A long-standing law of thermodynamics turns out to have a loophole at the smallest scales. Researchers have shown that quantum engines made of correlated particles can exceed the traditional ...

Experience teaches humility. True expertise is built on mistakes and lessons learned. Niels Bohr, a renowned physicist, believed experts make all possible errors in a narrow field. This approach fuels ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more ...

An international team of researchers has systematically measured the β-decay half-lives of 40 nuclei near calcium-54, ...

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural ...

Copper atoms trapped in MXene nanochannels remove 94.9% of bisphenol A in 5 minutes by concentrating reactants and lowering ...

Researchers at Kyushu University have shown that careful engineering of materials interfaces can unlock new applications for ...

By ending the ALARA principle, DOE opens the door to science-based radiation regulation that could restore nuclear power’s ...

Quantum computers are designed to solve complex problems outside the scope of classic computing. Classic computers use ...

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not fully apply ...

The 2026 edition of the World Economic Forum opens on 19 January against a backdrop of heightened global tension. Which ...

Water doesn’t behave the same way in a glass as it does as ice in your freezer. When water is heated to several thousand ...