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A laboratory experiment at SLAC offers the first observations of radio-wave reflections from ionization trails of particle showers in a transparent solid.

The atom-level control could provide the precision required for some quantum computing applications.

Washing away the dirt from an artistic masterpiece is especially tricky when the surface is not flat. New materials can help.

Scientists are employing x rays, electrons, and neutrons to decipher and disable the molecular machinery of the novel coronavirus.

Highly motivated, incarcerated students surmount obstacles to further their education.

A fixed value for Planck’s constant connects the kilogram to frequency measurements.

In the early days of NSF, its leaders dreamed of large-scale federal investment in basic science but had to carve out a place for the new foundation in the complicated landscape of US science funding.

Gradual falls and sharp rises in temperature for millions of years have profoundly affected living conditions on the planet and, consequently, our own evolution.

The power of an engine scales with the number of particles that make up its working fluid, a generalization that has proven true down to a single atom.