When viruses travel through the air in tiny droplets, they can quickly start to dry out. Yet many viruses remain infectious after rehydration—something that is still not fully understood. Now, an ...

Researchers used the Poisson spot effect to create stable optical skyrmions with a laser and disc, simplifying studies for ...

A new nanopatterned structure based on sub-wavelength physics has proved its value in a real-world setting, and it could ...

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have used a classic optical phenomenon known as the Poisson spot to create stable patterns of light called optical skyrmions, ...

KDDI launched a joint initiative with partners including Nvidia to develop a high-fidelity radio access network (RAN) digital ...

Single atoms are probably not replacing smartphone cameras soon, but an atom can be used to measure light. One research group ...

Earth and the Moon both record evidence of a 'lost' period of bombardment. (NASA) Tiny crystal grains trapped inside a ...

But graphene doesn’t have a band gap—the energy gap in some solids that allows them to function as semiconductors. In ...

Halogen bonds are robust and tuneable enough to build permanently porous frameworks, new research shows. The findings contradict previous assumptions that halogen bonds could not generate the strong, ...

As anyone who has ever set foot in a colossus like the Azteca can tell you, a visceral part of the stadium experience is the sound. .

Materials science is the domain of understanding materials at the microscopic, often atomic, level to improve them. The most common goal is to make a material stronger than in its classical form, be ...

A laser pointer shining on a diffraction grating or CD creates a series of diffraction spots depending on the spacing of the lines or pits in the grating or CD and the wavelength emitted by the laser.