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For four years, three laboratories on two continents have prepared the ICARUS particle detector to capture the interactions of mysterious particles called neutrinos at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accel...

Quantum technology is a growing field of physics and engineering which utilizes properties of quantum mechanics as a basis for advanced practical applications such as quantum computing, sensors, information, communicatio...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol have demonstrated that light can be used to implement a multi-functional quantum processor.

Researchers from Graphene Flagship Partners at the National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT) in Italy, IMEC in Belgium and University of Cambridge in UK created and tested a graphene based phase ...

(Forschungszentrum Juelich) There are currently great hopes for solid-state batteries. They contain no liquid parts that could leak or catch fire. For this reason, they do not require cooling and are considered to be muc...

Why go to the effort to build a vast monument when you're a wandering herder in a society of equals? A 5000-year-old burial site in Kenya offers some clues

Data from an Indian probe has revealed the first solid evidence that frozen surface water exists in shadowy craters at the north and south poles of the moon

Singularity University's (SU) third annual Global Summit begins today in San Francisco, running through Wednesday, August 22. The Singularity Hub team will be there to give you a look inside the event with articles cover...

Researchers who study and manipulate the behavior of materials at the atomic level have discovered a way to make a thin material that enhances the flow of microwave energy. The advance, which could improve telecommunicat...

A new timeline of early evolution suggests life on Earth began 100 million years earlier than we thought, while meteorites were still pummelling the planet

Tweaking the DNA of crops to make them hardier and more productive is one of the most promising applications of gene-editing technology. That's not been possible with wheat because its complex genome has proved tricky to...

Some pregnant women may be using marijuana to self-medicate symptoms of morning sickness.

A meteor that appeared over Alabama on Friday blazed a fiery trail.

Since Sputnik 1 launched in 1957, nations have been racing to gain a military advantage in space -- the ultimate "high ground." Check out the top 10 space weapon concepts from over the years.

The Zephyr drone could be used for military reconnaissance and wildfire monitoring, among other activities.

New quantum theory research, led by academics at the University of St Andrews' School of Physics, could transform the way scientists predict how quantum particles behave.

Scientists claim to have achieved superconductivity at room temperature, but other physicists say the data looks doctored --

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Contact lenses don't last forever, so what do you do with yours when it's time to discard them?

A rash of court cases is challenging governments and fossil-fuel interests on climate inaction. Some question whether such actions are legitimate - they are

The massive black sarcophagus that captivated the world contained three inscriptions in gold.

A couple of identical couples recently doubled up for life.