Light can tell you a lot about what matter is doing. Visible light shows a surface. X-rays reveal hidden structure. Infrared ...

Physicists have finally built a microscope that can watch superconducting electrons move in real time, and the picture is far ...

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the ...

The superconducting gap sets the basic energy scale that allows electricity to flow without resistance in a superconductor. In high‑temperature cuprates, the paired electrons (Cooper pairs) are mostly ...

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted regulatory approval for 2 next-generation ophthalmic ...

Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization (IVF), yet it remains one of the ...

MIT researchers have built a terahertz microscope that reveals hidden quantum motion inside superconductors for the first time.

A powerful burst of solar energy is setting the stage for an aurora lights show across parts of the U.S. tonight. Here's how, when and where to watch this stellar event ...

A University of Missouri researcher has unveiled a safer, smarter way to fight drug-resistant infections. Dr. Hongmin Sun, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a ...

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...

By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...