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A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never done ...

When a droplet of liquid the size of a grain of icing sugar hits a water-repelling surface, like plastics or certain plant ...

At 74, Qian Sijin still walks the long corridors of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) with the curiosity of a young scientist and the quiet dedication of a lifelong teacher. Most ...

A new light-based method lets tiny quantum dots release perfectly controlled photons, opening doors to faster and cheaper ...

WAAAAAYYY back when I was in middle school physics they had some programs on our school computer that let you build simple machines. We basically built Rube Goldberg machines in the simulator to test ...

Thought experiments can be extremely powerful; after all, pretty much everything that [Einstein] came up with was based on thought experiments. But when a thought experiment turns into a real ...

James O'Donoghue went viral for the first time in December 2018. He was a planetary scientist for NASA at the time, but the federal government had temporarily shut down due to budget disputes in ...