Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an unusual insulating state dubbed obstructed atomic insulator (OAI), in which ...

For more than a decade, a fundamental mystery has surrounded graphene—the one-atom-thick "wonder material" known for its ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a new way to change how a metal behaves electronically by ...

For Adam Piotr Pikul of the Polish Academy of Sciences, there is always more to understand about the basic physics of uranium atoms. That’s why Pikul, a professor at the Institute of Low Temperature ...

A new moire quantum well built from twisted boron nitride layers emits deep-ultraviolet light 20 times more efficiently than ...

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – ...

Ligand-based drug design combines AI and QSAR modeling to prioritize drug candidates, minimizing preclinical failures and ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be ...

The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System was built by SpektreWorks, an American startup that began by recreating the same airframe as an Iranian Shahed-136 drone. They were awarded a contract, not ...