Cosmic dust normally comes from dying stars. The recipe for a lab-made version includes a few gases, vacuum tubes and ...

A strange form of matter called a time crystal has fascinated physicists for about a decade. These systems move in repeating ...

At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow ...

Extreme winter weather can do more than make people uncomfortable—it can also cripple the batteries that power electric vehicles, backup systems, and everyday devices. When temperatures plunge, many ...

Scientists have developed water-repelling metal structures that will prevent ships from sinking even after damage.

Physicists at Loughborough University have used cutting-edge nanotechnology to create what they believe may be "the world's smallest violin," which is small enough to fit within the width of a human ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have created Smart Underwear, the first wearable device designed to measure human flatulence. By tracking hydrogen in flatus, the device helps scientists ...

One of the biggest challenges of renewable energy is what happens when the sun is not shining. Solar panels produce electricity during the day, but storing that energy for nighttime or cloudy weather ...

EurekAlert!—In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that are in your phone display, to create such a clock—or, at least, as close ...