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Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

New research reveals why bird flu poses such an unusual danger to humans: it can keep multiplying even at temperatures that normally shut viruses down.

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Discover three captivating science experiments that bring physics concepts to life! Watch as a water balloon burst in slow motion reveals the power of surface tension in fluids, followed by a ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

In fusion research, the plasma core must be heated to about one hundred million degrees, but heat naturally spreads outward, ...

What if a doctor could inject an electricity-conducting liquid into the body, let it temporarily solidify to record nerve ...

Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought ...

The ice and salt experiment is a classic demonstration of freezing point depression, and it’s more powerful than most people ...

Advances in materials science have led to the development of "smart materials," whose properties do not remain static but ...