Several years ago, scientists discovered that a single microscopic particle could rock back and forth on its own under a ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have unveiled the behavior of single microscopic particles when they unite.

AMES, Iowa – Martin Thuo likes to look for new, affordable and clean ways to put science and technology to work in the world. His lab is dedicated to an idea called frugal innovation: “How do you do ...

In a quiet corner of low-temperature physics, researchers have stumbled on a phase of matter that seems to break one of the ...

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Scientists discover a new solid-liquid hybrid state in nanoparticles, revealing unique properties crucial for improving ...

The reported releases of microplastics ranged from a few hundred particles to over 8 million particles per liter in a new ...

The Outside Story shows how needle-thin columns of ice protruding from the ground are formed from the liquid between soil particles.

But only in the last 70 years have we known for certain they were there. In 1956, physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines ...

It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the ...

If someone drinks 300 millilitres of hot coffee daily in a polyethylene cup (about 1 cup), they could ingest about 363,000 ...