In the run-up to a pivotal announcement on the future of particle physics in Europe, Tessa Charles urges backers of rival colliders to unite around whichever project gets the go-ahead I sincerely hope ...

Scientists have figured out how to stop a bullet, albeit a very tiny one, in mid-air. US researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a so-called coilgun that works in reverse, stopping ...

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Researchers have developed a new technique to better measure special “terahertz” light. This light travels in waves longer than the infrared light that is beyond what the human eye perceives. The new ...