Proton beams are not only used in sophisticated nuclear physics experiments. Today, they are becoming increasingly popular in ...

Nasa's LAGEOS, launched in 1976 as a reflector-covered sphere, continues orbiting Earth and returning laser signals to ground ...

Laser light can lift and steer tiny chips in three dimensions, demonstrating a new form of propulsion for spacecraft.

The muon mismatch was caused by calculation limits, not a new force. Improved methods bring theory and experiment into close ...

Researchers in the US and Germany have unveiled a theoretical blueprint for an atomic clock driven by a highly synchronized ...

New analytical work shows how true energy gaps can arise in quasicrystals, answering a longstanding open question about these extraordinary materials.?

In 2005, the USS San Francisco slammed full speed into a massive mountain under the Pacific. How the stricken vessel narrowly ...

The Eurofighter Typhoon's CAPTOR-E radar and the F-35's AN/APG-81 represent two different visions of air power, each with its own nuances.

SoftBank (SFTBY) is working on something a bit under the radar, teaming up with Toppan (TOPPY) to build a new lightweight material for high-altitude aircraft wings. On the surface, it sounds pretty ...

A researcher at Tokyo Metropolitan University has discovered that standard synchrotron safety monitoring can be used to hunt ...

Fog lights are among those aspects in vehicles that appear very simple yet are often misconstrued. Most drivers turn them on either out of habit or for appearance purposes without ever thinking about ...