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Spencer Axani, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the inventor of CosmicWatch, a portable, low-cost particle detector that tracks muons, invisible particles that ...

The U.S. Army’s latest laser weapon is no longer a bulky science project strapped to a shipping pallet. It has been squeezed ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los ...

Scientists have found a way to see ultrafast molecular interactions inside liquids using an extreme laser technique once ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

Ultracold atoms have successfully mimicked a fundamental quantum effect normally found in electronic circuits.

Researchers accidentally formed gold hydride under extreme pressure, challenging gold’s long-held inert reputation and ...

In this video, I show you how to create your own rainbow using just a glass of water, a flashlight, and a piece of white ...