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One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists to understand for the first time how and why certain materials conduct ...

For two centuries, students have learned that heat flows and engines work according to rigid limits that no machine can beat.

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Atomic-scale imperfections in graphene transistors generate unique wireless fingerprints that cannot be copied or predicted, offering a new approach to hardware security for IoT devices.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have shown, for the first time with very high time and spatial resolution, that electrons in ...

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together. The razor-thin chain of galaxies sits inside a much larger filament that ...

The companies that survive will look less like pyramids and more like swarms: small, autonomous AI-first pods that move and ...

Earth's inner core may be layered like an onion, with silicon and carbon creating distinct zones that explain seismic wave ...

With climate change posing an unprecedented global challenge, the demand for environmentally friendly solvents in green ...