Physicists working on the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are the first to report the production of top quark–antiquark pairs in collisions involving heavy nuclei. By colliding ...

Sidney Perkowitz uncovers the pioneering work of the German physicist and philosopher Grete Hermann, who sparred with the ...

Abnormal versions of synchronization patterns known as “Arnold’s tongues” have been observed in a femtosecond fibre laser that generates oscillating light pulses. While these unconventional patterns ...

A new retinal stimulation technique called Oz enabled volunteers to see colours that lie beyond the natural range of human vision. Developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, Oz works by stimulating ...

Even more unexpectedly, I have been able to make tennis-ball towers consisting of layers of four balls (4 n + 1) and five ...

Feasibility studies are enabling industry experts to collaborate with quantum specialists to discover the potential benefits of quantum computing for their businesses and their customers ...

Physicists use the concept of quantum Fisher information to explain poor electrical conductivity in these unusual materials ...

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

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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 ...