Physicists are quietly rolling out a new generation of simulation codes that promise to do more than crunch numbers. By ...

The effects of cycles of compression and relaxation during Earth’s early lifetime can be studied using a combination of fast ...

Experiments show Josephson junction-like behavior can arise with only one superconductor, challenging the standard two-superconductor model.

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A new computational breakthrough is giving scientists a clearer view into how dark matter structures evolve. Dark matter has ...

In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating ...

A simple explanation of dark matter and antimatter, how they differ, how scientists study them, and why both are important to understanding the universe.

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A magnetic cloak works by diverting external magnetic fields so that, to an external observer, the object appears to be absent or invisible. Although this idea ...

A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.