A laser hit the tiny black cube, and it lurched forward almost at once. That split-second jump, caught during a zero-gravity ...

A leading physicist argues the brain may operate like a quantum system—and that enhancing it could create humans who perceive ...

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By ...

A tiger on a leather bag is not just decoration in this experiment. Its back and tail double as an energy-storing device.

If you walk across the open yard in front of the Physics, Math and Astronomy building at the University of Texas at Austin, ...

Two of the forefathers of quantum theory, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, had a famous argument over whether light is a wave or a particle. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan finds that the matter ha ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

A laser reshapes paper at the molecular level, creating bonds strong enough to hold 20 kg—without a drop of glue.

Spintronics are devices that operate leveraging the spin, an intrinsic form of angular momentum, of electrons. The ability to ...

Engineers use laser patterning and iron-oxide ink to control graphene growth on polymers, creating flexible microelectrodes that detect dopamine and serotonin. The research opens new opportunities for ...

Computer chips that cram billions of electronic devices into a few square inches have powered the digital economy and transformed the world. Scientists may be on the cusp of launching a similar ...

But last year, scientists demonstrated that quantum systems don’t always follow those patterns, finding a quantum gas that ...