“At low temperatures, models of reactivity must include the effects of the permanent electric dipoles and quadrupole moments ...

A quarter of a century after he started writing his “Critical Point” column, Robert P Crease reveals his underlying message ...

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

A stand-out example of quantum weirdness is turning out to be surprisingly useful, as Margaret Harris explains ...

Superpositions of quantum states known as Schrödinger cat states can be created in “hot” environments with temperatures up to 1.8 K, say researchers in Austria and Spain. By reducing the restrictions ...

THERYQ is developing a radiotherapy system that uses very high-energy electrons to treat deep-seated tumours, and can also enable FLASH treatments ...

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Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) enable the flow of information between the brain and an external device such as a computer, smartphone or robotic limb. Applications range from use in augmented and ...

A proposed experiment that would involve trapping atoms on a two-layered laser grid could be used to study the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity. Developed by physicists in Germany ...

Some 1900 members of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have signed an open letter condemning ...

Superfluidity is a quantum mechanical effect that occurs at temperatures near absolute zero. As the temperatures of certain ...

A further attraction of zwitterionic coatings for medical implants is that zwitterions are naturally present in our bodies.