Could tiny magnetic objects, that rapidly clump together and instantly fall apart again, one day perform delicate procedures ...

With $15.5 million in NSF funding, the University of Chicago is launching a new cutting-edge physics center called the Center for Living Systems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $76 ...

Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The ...

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced $25 million for a pioneering physics center on the CU Boulder campus—potentially paving the way for new discoveries around everything from the ...

In a stunning leap for quantum optics, scientists have generated ultrafast light pulses whose quantum uncertainty can be ...

Modeling the Dynamics of Life: New Frontiers in Biological Physics and Mechanics is a special Collection of the npj Biological Physics and Mechanics journal, dedicated to the development and ...

An extremely cold gas of strontium atoms is trapped in a web of light known as an optical lattice. The atoms are held in an ultrahigh-vacuum environment, which means there is almost no air or other ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. Thermoelectric materials and devices provide a clean energy solution for achieving the sustainable ...

NSF Sponsors Science Communicators’ Conference and Launches Complementary Web Site: Eyes on the Sky Eyes on the Sky tells the story of NSF’s role in supporting ground-based astronomy and together with ...

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