Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that?

Glasses are non-crystalline but solid states of matter in which molecules and atoms are not arranged into a regular crystal ...

Simulating the nonlinear optical physics that underlies ultrafast laser systems is computationally demanding—a practical bottleneck in settings that require rapid feedback. A study by researchers at ...

New materials designed by artificial intelligence promise to provide stronger hip replacements and improve how fractures heal.

Northwestern researchers used ALMA to map galactic-center carbon monoxide gas 100 times more deeply than ever before and ...

As he prepares to head out on tour, astronaut Chris Hadfield talks his cover of Space Oddity, fame, and whether we're really ...

A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and ...

GM's new Battery Cell Development Centre bridges lab R&D and factory production for LMR cells that could cut EV battery costs by $6,000 and reach trucks by 2028.

Exoplanet magnetic fields were measured for the first time using ultra-hot Jupiter wind speeds in a June 2026 Nature ...

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.

Our best model of the cosmos has a glaring mathematical problem, but we may have found an answer.

Microsoft today unveiled Majorana 2, its newest topological quantum chip featuring a next-generation materials stack and qubits that are 1,000 times more reliable than their predecessors. With this ...