WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2026 — The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the ...

Albert Einstein, left, and Charles St. John at Mount Wilson Observatory’s 150-foot solar telescope during Einstein’s visit to California in 1931. St. John had long worked to isolate relativistic ...

Identifying similarities and differences between macroscale and nanoscale undulation models can connect disparate research ...

A series of rheological measurements with real menstrual fluid samples can help inform representative materials for menstrual ...

Zebrafish have been used as models for human development due to their neural and motor system similarities to humans. Since their larvae are transparent, researchers can track their neural dynamics ...

Accurate measurements of rapidly changing radiated power help researchers understand and control fusion plasmas. A bolometer is a device that can be used for this purpose when incident radiation ...

Conventional construction in disaster-struck areas, military applications, or other extreme environments is often difficult or unsafe for workers to achieve. Using 3D cement printing offsite and ...

Though high-temperature oil recovery techniques easily decrease oil viscosity for extraction, they are expensive and less environmentally friendly than cold production done at the reservoir’s natural ...

Increasing the sensitivity of a liquid explosive lowers the amount of external energy required to trigger its detonation. Sensitivity can be raised physically, by adding tiny hollow glass spheres that ...

Oxide glass — the type used in windows, jam jars, labware, and much more — is also a predominant material in electronics, ...