Superconductivity is a quantum physical state in which a metal is able to conduct electricity perfectly without any ...

Tiny magnetic "flowers" engineered by physicist Anna Palau are redefining how we manipulate magnetic fields. These ...

Pioneering new research could help unlock exciting new potential to create ultrafast, laser-driven storage devices. The study ...

Imagine navigating a virtual reality with contact lenses or operating your smartphone underwater: This and more could soon be ...

The new phase comes in the form of a pattern of electron spins—half of which are highly ordered, or "cold", and the rest of ...

"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space Agency.

The first direct evidence for auroras on Neptune has been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope. Auroras happen when energetic particles from the Sun become ...

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