The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Devices taking advantage of the collective quantum behavior of spin excitations in magnetic materials—known as magnons—have ...

Researchers at Northeastern University have discovered how to change the electronic state of matter on demand, a breakthrough ...

After nearly five years as Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, Andrea Goldsmith reflects on her approach to leadership, ...

The paper argues that the third principle of thermodynamics follows from the second principle, rather than being a separate or independent concept. Professor José María Martín-Olalla of the University ...

New research published in Physical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection ...

A five-dimensional model has successfully predicted the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, offering new insights into ...

For 50 years, scientists believed that schools of fish would save the most energy by swimming in flat diamond formations.

Jeff Bezos's academic brilliance and entrepreneurial vision took him from a high school valedictorian in Miami to a Princeton ...

The multimillion-dollar experiment that was years in the making comes as the federal government makes broad cuts to science ...

"If the effect is real and scaling behaves the way our equations say, then the possibility becomes real," Chyba told Newsweek ...

UC Berkeley secured its spot as the best public university in the U.S. in recent college rankings, but not without triggering ...