The twisted nanotubes that tell a story: Geometry-based approach can transmit magnon-based data

In collaboration with scientists in Germany, EPFL researchers have demonstrated that the spiral geometry of tiny, twisted ...
Nature

The visionary physicist who gave us a new way to view the cosmos

Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Scientists want to launch giant space mirrors to light up the night — but at what cost?

In an ambitious bid to extend daylight beyond the sunset, a California-based startup, Reflect Orbital, is planning to deploy ...
Smithsonian Magazine

From Crushed Sugar Cubes to Exploded Ceramics, This Universal Law Predicts How Most Objects Will Shatter

A new equation calculates how many fragments of each size will be produced when an object breaks. The principle could help ...
CERN

Deciphering the heavyweights of the tetraquark world

Illustration of a tetraquark composed of two charm quarks and two charm antiquarks. (Image: CERN) To date, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has discovered 80 particles. The most famous is the ...