Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob ...

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The British-American theoretical physicist Anthony Leggett died on 8 March at the age of 87. Leggett shared the 2003 Nobel ...

Particle therapy experts gathered in London to discuss the transformative potential of laser-driven proton and ion beams ...

Breaking the capillary length limitation Jiangtao Cheng of Virginia Tech and collaborators have found a way to launch much larger water droplets into the air than scientists once thought possible.

Physicists weren’t sure why Moon rocks brought back during the Apollo missions are more strongly magnetized than models predict ...

In his recent feature “Exploring the icy moons of the solar system” Keith Cooper discussed the blue “tiger stripe” cracks that are visible in images of Enceladus – fractures in the moon’s surface ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have achieved sustained self-healing of a composite material. The findings promise to extend the lifetime of aircraft and ...

A consultancy firm with expertise in radiation safety can help companies developing a new generation of commercial fusion reactors to navigate the regulatory framework ...

Scientists across the world are finding that global warming could cause extreme changes in earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Marco Donghia’s photograph of the Cryogenic Laboratory for Detectors at INFN National Laboratories of Frascati won first place in the judges’ competition (courtesy: Marco Donghia) From an image of a ...