Scientists have discovered a completely new way to store digital information—using light and a rare class of materials called ferroaxials. The...

Scientists have discovered a completely new way to store digital information—using light and a rare class of materials called ferroaxials. The...

The discovery of "rotating crystals" marks a major leap in physics and materials research. These unusual solids, composed of spinning particles,...

The new technique could one day be used to create less expensive astronomical sensors. ......

MIT physicists have developed a molecular technique using radium monofluoride that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing particle...

MIT physicists have developed a molecular technique using radium monofluoride that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing particle...

More than 150 years ago, the famous British physicist Lord Kelvin imagined that atoms were tiny knots twisting through an invisible substance called...

Astronomers have discovered a rare planetary system that seems straight out of science fiction — three Earth-sized planets orbiting two suns. The...

Astronomers have discovered a rare planetary system that seems straight out of science fiction — three Earth-sized planets orbiting two suns. The...

A crystal’s beauty comes from how perfectly its atoms line up in space. In 2012, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Frank Wilczek wondered—what if...