Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones ...

Can we reveal objects that are hidden in environments completely opaque to the human eye? With conventional imaging ...

John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis discovered quantum physics on a macroscopic scale, paving the way for quantum ...

Ice generates electricity as a response to stress when it bends. Experiments with pure and saline ice found that with enough salt, that electrical charge becomes exponentially greater. Not only is all ...

A study co-led by ICN2 reveals that ice is a flexoelectric material, meaning it can produce electricity when unevenly deformed. Published in Nature Physics, this discovery could have major ...

Planetary scientist Scott Bolton describes his working life at the helm of NASA’s Jupiter-exploring Juno mission ...

Recent progress in both analog and digital quantum simulations heralds a future in which quantum computers could simulate — and thereby illuminate — physical phenomena that are far too complex for ...

The phenomenon in physics known as “Floquet states”, which have now been observed in graphene for the first time, as envisaged by artist Lina Segerer. This image “Dirac Cones I” explores the concept ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Graphene is stronger than steel and a better conductor that copper, making the two-dimensional material of particular interest to scientists. In a ...

Don’t mess with ice. When it’s stressed, ice can get seriously sparky. Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice—the same substance found in iced coffee or the frosty sprinkle on mountaintops—is ...