Traditional computers rely on binary bits for computation, while quantum computers utilize quantum bits that have superposition properties. The research team chose atoms as carriers for quantum bits ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by zapping a synthetic thin film with ultrafast pulses of ...

This research suggests that even chaotic, unpredictable phenomena, like waves on a shore or the beating of a heart, can be ...

Max Planck is widely recognized as the father of quantum theory for his groundbreaking work on energy quanta. His initial ...

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered the composition of stars at the age of 25: hydrogen, helium, and traces of nearly all other elements. Her 1925 discovery was one of the earliest successful attempts ...

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

As damage caused by climate change increases every year, technologies to convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that ...

Scientific research was suppressed for decades in Maoist China, Stalin's Russia, and Nazi Germany. This seriously held back ...

Indian art, culture, and science are gaining global recognition today, thanks to the foundation laid by these historic personalities.

Ten years ago, science confirmed one of Albert Einstein’s most elusive predictions: the existence of gravitational waves. Now ...

Feds, the state, cities, counties, companies are looking at next-gen nuclear power. But no small modular reactors have been ...