Is it possible to tile a surface with a single shape in such a way that the pattern never repeats itself? In 2022, a mathematical solution to this 'Einstein problem' was discovered for the first time.

For the first time, researchers have successfully measured the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have ...

A new method finally reveals the full quantum identity of electrons, offering insights that could transform material science ...

The photoelectric effect, first explained by Albert Einstein in 1905, laid the foundation for quantum mechanics. It occurs when high-energy light strikes atoms, releasing electrons. This phenomenon is ...

One of the most surprising PST Art and Science Collide exhibits was not at a museum or gallery, it was Cal Tech’s, Crossing ...

Adithi is off to London this July. Photo by Contributed You don’t need to be an Einstein to know that opportunities of a ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light ...

The passing gravitational waves “stretch or contract the universe by around 20 meters [about 65 feet] or so,” says Matthew ...

Fans of Scientific American might have hoped that activist journalism would leave the magazine along with former editor Laura ...

Rice’s Naomi Halas is the recipient of the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in chemistry, awarded “for the creation and development of nanoshells — metal-coated nanoscale particles that can capture light ...