The United States, home to the world’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants, is leading a new wave of nuclear technology ...

Scientists unveil a solid electrolyte that moves lithium as fast as liquids, promising safer, fast-charging batteries.

History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.

Japan clears final hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear plant - Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility comes despite ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals—small oxygen molecules ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the iconic Shapiro steps, a staircase-like quantum effect, in ultracold atoms.

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into any 3D structure you'd like. The cloak can shield objects of any shape from ...

Researchers studying the human brain shared a lot of fascinating research this year, like how to keep brains young and how to ...

Deborah Armstrong is a fun teacher. Armstrong is a physics teacher at Mineola High School, where she’s been teaching for 14 ...