Cold atom experiments are among the most powerful and precise ways of investigating and measuring the universe and exploring ...

For centuries, scientific progress has depended on more precise tools for measuring the world around us. Galileo’s telescope ...

New research shows that slow oscillations in the brain, which occur during deep sleep and anesthesia, are guided by neuronal excitability rather than structural anatomy.

Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough ...

By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

The terahertz (THz) band of the electromagnetic spectrum holds immense promise for next-generation technologies, including ...

The study, published in iScience, shows that the directionality of slow waves in the cerebral cortex depends on neuronal ...

Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough to control the metal's ...

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough that could reveal the precise temperature and chemical makeup of Earth's ...

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