Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

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

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...

Chiral light-matter interactions underpin many emerging technologies in sensing, quantum optics, and polarization control. Artificial chiral metasurfaces, which are patterned at nanoscale, can ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies soon will be home to a scanning electron microscope so advanced that it will be the first of its kind in the ...

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Robyn Arianrhod does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Traditional scanning electron microscopy (SEM) requires samples to be placed in a high-vacuum environment, which can alter or damage volatile, moist, or non-conductive materials. 1,2,3 This limitation ...

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday warned that the poor quality of civics education means Americans may not know the difference between a president and a king. Sotomayor bemoaned ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Trick question! According to scientific definitions, there often isn’t much of a difference at all. That might seem counterintuitive, but it’s true.