For most people, the magnifying-glass-shaped structure at Huairou Science City in Beijing is a high-end but inaccessible ...

Polymer thin-film optical cavities boost the magnetic sensing sensitivity of nanodiamond quantum sensors nearly fivefold ...

SSDs are, of course, the most obvious candidates to replace hard drives, particularly in modern data centers. Vendors are now ...

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

Controlling light at dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair is one of the pillars of modern ...

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for a ...

Researchers can use it to test how well antiviral drugs work directly in living cells and see the results in real time. The team also points out that the same tool could be used to study how other ...

The Raspberry Pi is a small-factor PC that can easily fit in your palm, but despite its miniature size, these computers can still pack a punch, with the latest Raspberry Pi 5 featuring 16GB of RAM and ...

Dermatologists explain the science behind wildly popular treatments like red light therapy, which is now available at home—for a steep price. Full-face LED masks like this one can cost up to several ...

By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without medications, its developers say.