Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

Magnetic invisibility sounds simple in theory. Place the right materials around an object and magnetic fields flow around it as if nothing were there.

A Minecraft shortcut turns into a real-world problem when he tries to build a working lodestone compass from scratch. The bronze base has to be recast multiple times, the needle won’t balance, and ...

Students, staff and CSIRO scientists at the M'Bunghara school. CSIRO scientists Kymberley Scroggie and Jim Harris visited the local M'Bunghara school ...

Liquid nitrogen isn’t exactly an everyday material, but it’s acquired conveniently enough to be used in extreme overclocking experiments, classroom demonstrations, chemistry and physics ...

Norbert Holtkamp returns to Fermilab with a clear mandate: deliver DUNE, honour the laboratory’s legacy of bold leadership ...

Several massive multimillion dollar experiments should soon reveal more about the nature of these ghostly particles ...

Champaign Central physics teacher Darren Plattner will retire at the end of the year after 33 years at the school.

Fusion energy promises clean power by mimicking stars. Scientists are focusing on the reactor wall's edge, where plasma meets ...

Figure out how to use giant freakin’ lasers to create limitless fusion energy that can free us from fossil fuels and steer the planet away from climate change. Today, with energy costs (and climate ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.

As satellite communications constellations grow in size and number, they are also competing for a scarce and increasingly valuable resource: spectrum, the bands of radio frequencies that are crucial ...