Science News

The latest science news from areas such as physics, chemistry, biology and health, along with the ever expanding field of materials science and space exploration.

Large Hadron Collider now powering nearby homes through heat exchange system

Discover how a heat exchange system at CERN turns waste heat from the Large Hadron Collider into heating for homes and businesses in France.

Biosolutions: Engineering a sustainable future, a path to net zero, and economic resilience

Explore the topic of biosolutions and how they are helping to drive a more sustainable future in the UK and beyond.

Electron beam technology emerges as a new weapon against PFAS pollution

Electron beam technology offers a powerful new method to break down PFAS pollution in water and soil, providing an efficient alternative.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest science news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 4 and Goal 17.

Quality Education - UN SDG Goal 4 Partnerships for the Goals - UN SDG Goal 17

The world’s fastest exfoliation of a photomechanical material

Researchers say they have manufactured the world's fastest ever exfoliation of a photomechanical material, changing mechanics as we know it.

Improving the performance of superconductor wires

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered a way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors.

Following the movement of atoms in real time could result in better materials design

Researchers from the University of Cambridge are following the movement of atoms as they cluster to form two-dimensional materials, a single atomic layer thick.

New research solves gravitational phenomenon of the ocean

An investigation has devised a new theory that looks to solve an oceanic gravitational phenomenon that has long evaded scientists.

3D printed proton-conductive membrane paves way for energy storage devices

Researchers at Tohoku University have 3D printed the first proton exchange membrane, a core component of batteries, electrochemical capacitors, and fuel cells.

Understanding the complexity of creeping landslides initiation and beyond

Dr Andre Baldermann, Senior Scientist at TU Graz, explains how creeping landslides are initiated and presents a customised engineered solution to help prevent them.

How the University of Kansas is paving the way in revealing radiation

Revealing radiation with unprecedented precision and the secrets of matter from the scale of the Universe to quarks.

The theory of evolution: establishing positive learning environments

Evolution expert Professor Lawrence C Scharmann believes pedagogical practices can ensure the development of positive learning environments.

Muon g-2 experiment provides evidence of new physics

Fermilab has published the first data from their muon g-2 experiment, revealing new evidence that physics beyond the standard model exists.

The Clover Array for Nuclear Structure Studies at HIγS

A new research programme in low-energy nuclear structure is currently under development at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.

Cornish species of red algae is genetically unique

Scientists have discovered that the red algae that grows in Cornwall's Fal Estuary, named Phymatolithon calcareum, is genetically unique.

Clues to an Archean eon water world in the Earth’s mantle

A new study has found that Earth may have been engulfed by a gargantuan global ocean during the Archean Eon.

Cooling down antihydrogen atoms using laser light for the first time

In a world first, the ALPHA collaboration at CERN has successfully cooled down antihydrogen atoms – the simplest form of atomic antimatter – using laser light.

Electromagnetic fields of nanostructures visualised in 3D

Researchers at Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz, along with experts from France, have visualised the electromagnetic fields of nanostructures in 3D.

Premium Partner

Related Topics

Advertisements

Media Partners

Latest eBooks

Rousing the quantum vacuum with extreme laser light

What Happens When Lasers Hit the Quantum?

The University of Maryland highlights light’s importance in physics, focusing on electromagnetic waves, special relativity, quantum mechanics, and upcoming virtual matter experiments to explore the quantum vacuum’s mysteries.