Instruments
New imaging technique could help study the structure of viruses and proteins and the deformation of materials during high speed collisions.
A new way to measure vibrations may eventually help detect gravitational waves and store quantum memory.
Scientists have developed a way to encourage a single electron to hop atop a silicon atom, a feat that may find applications in future nanoscale electronics.
Physicists are exploring new ways to improve the accuracy of global clock networks essential to applications such as GPS.
Using a device typically engaged to study rockets, researchers examined how whales hear.
Theorists propose a new way to find new particles in the data from the Large Hadron Collider.
The fast-growing next-gen mobile network may threaten future radio astronomers' ability to detect signals from space.
An inexpensive handheld sensor may simplify testing for pesticides on fruits and vegetables – but won’t replace government monitoring.
Measuring sleep cycles no longer requires complex instruments and a lab.
A 100-year-old theory helped open up a brand-new world of astronomy.
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment may address important physics questions and change the way we look at our planet.
Burying certain instruments helps astronomers and astrophysicists detect otherwise difficult-to-spot particles.