Some highly intelligent human mathematicians certainly seem to think so, as Margaret Harris reports from the maths-and-computer-science-focused Heidelberg Laureate Forum ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

New finding advances our understanding of complex topological quantum systems and could help in the development of next-generation memory and storage devices ...

The top quark’s extreme mass makes it decay almost immediately after it is produced. “The top and antitop quarks just have ...

In 2015, the two LIGO interferometers made the very first observation of a gravitational wave: attributing its origin to a ...

Combining nodal seismic networks with AI creates a high-resolution 3D model of the internal structure of an active volcano ...

Although the Juno mission was expected to last only a few years, the spacecraft is still going strong despite operating in Jupiter’s intense radiation belts. Bolton explains how the Juno team has ...

Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Southampton create fibres that cut signal loss, boost bandwidth and promise ...

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A new transition-metal oxide crystal that reversibly and repeatedly absorbs and releases oxygen could be ideal for use in ...

Multifocus microscope uses 25 tiny cameras to image rapid biological processes over the entire volume of small living organisms ...