NASA’s study of Bennu reveals why its rocky surface behaves like sand. The answer lies in cracks deep inside its boulders.

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Chinese scientists have created an optical clock that may lead to development of space-based versions that are smaller, stable and portable.

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Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have demonstrated that quantum entanglement between pairs of ...

A specially designed chamber that converts visible light into vacuum ultraviolet light in a new laser. (Credit: Kapteyn-Murnane Group) For decades, scientists have struggled to create lasers that ...

This week, among a lot of other important findings, we learned that emperor cichlid fish have gaze sensitivity and dislike it ...

A newly identified mechanism reveals how proton motion can subtly yet powerfully influence triplet energy transfer in advanced materials.

A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed by two RIKEN researchers. They demonstrated its usefulness for research ...

A new theoretical study suggests that gravitational waves may leave subtle signatures not in giant detectors, but in the light emitted by atoms.

Fusion power promises to generate large amounts of clean electricity from nearly limitless fuel. This article explains the main approaches and the companies that use them.