Bismuth is also, along with graphite, one of the most diamagnetic materials known — it is repelled by a magnetic field — and has found applications in magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising phenomenon in the material BiNiO3: when subjected to high pressure at low ...

In their ongoing efforts to push the boundaries of quantum possibilities, physicists in Arts & Sciences at Washington ...

Analysing the aftermath of particle collisions has revealed two new instances of “CP violation”, a process that explains why ...

Can one single mathematical framework describe the motion of a fluid and the individual particles within it? This question, ...

Scientists suspect lightweight dark matter might ionize hydrogen in the Milky Way’s core. This could also explain the 511-keV ...

Recently, astronomers have been puzzled by an unknown type of cosmic radio signal. A new breakthrough has finally traced one ...

D-Wave’s fresh claim that it has achieved “quantum advantage” has sparked criticism of the company—and of the scientific ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Raphael Cormack about his new book, "Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age: A Forgotten History of the Occult." ...

When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do ...

Scientists report that a new class of magnetism, altermagnetism, can increase memory device operation speeds by up to a ...

Dark matter continues to confound us, so far defying every attempt to decipher it. According to a new study, clues may lurk ...