Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...

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A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a nearly perfect quantum fluid, challenging a long-standing puzzle in physics. By creating ultra-clean samples, the ...

Their results pave the way for developing advanced electronic devices that rely on nonmagnetic materials. For the first time, researchers in Japan have detected a giant anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in ...

UMass Amherst physicists predict a primordial black hole explosion within ten years, an event that could confirm Hawking ...

David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle ...

Claudio Chamon will join the Purdue University College of Science beginning fall 2025. Photo by Frank Curran. Quantum science is the next frontier in scientific achievement and Purdue University is ...

Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. Credit...Ariel Davis Supported by By Dennis Overbye The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal ...

Three new majors were announced the first week of September in an open house on BYU campus. The new majors include data ...