Engineers working with the Pentagon’s advanced research arm and a Seattle startup say they are closing in on “infinite flight” for drones by zapping them with high powered lasers from the ground.

On the very smallest scale, the world is mysterious and counter-intuitive. At this level, things simply don't work the way you'd expect them to, and quantum mechanics is our best attempt at applying a ...

Addressing a controversy first raised around 1910, two physicists have performed experiments with the aid of an engineer that validate anew the special theory of relativity’s limitations on the speed ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

Radiative shocks are a class of shock waves in which the transport and deposition of radiation play a central role in modulating the shock’s structure and dynamics. These phenomena are not only ...

The big picture: With its first 2-petawatt experiment successfully completed, ZEUS is poised to push the boundaries of high-field science, providing researchers with a powerful new tool for discovery ...

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ILLUMA-T could help pave the way for more efficient communications between Earth and distant destinations like Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The company shared results from a new set of experiments with TechCrunch, suggesting that it could eliminate one of the most expensive and complex components of ...

Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab. (Santa Barbara, ...