Physicists Achieve Best Ever Measurement of Fine-Structure Constant
Three times more precise than the previous record-holding determination, the result closely agrees with theoretical predictions but could still reveal pathways to new physics
Stories by Dhananjay Khadilkar
Birdlike Flight Formations Could Cut Airline Emissions
A bioinspired arrangement could save energy by allowing one plane to provide extra lift to another—if both aircraft can remain stable
Europe’s Euclid Space Telescope Will See Cosmos with Panoramic Vision
Launching in 2022, the wide-field observatory will be one of three next-generation facilities meant to lift the veil on dark energy, dark matter and other cosmic mysteries
‘Hybrid’ Quantum Networking Demonstrated for First Time
By exploiting the wave-and-particle-like nature of light, a new technique offers the best of both worlds
Undersea Telescopes Scan the Sky from Below
Submarine neutrino detectors will hunt for dark matter, distant star explosions, and more
Quick-Thinking AI Camera Mimics the Human Brain
The device will use artificial neurons and synapses to improve self-driving vehicle and drone performance
Ice Detectives Scramble before Climate Change Destroys Evidence of Itself
Threatened glaciers store many of Earth’s fading prehistoric memories, including valuable temperature information...
Energy-Harvesting Street Tiles Generate Power from Pavement Pounder
Power for the people takes on a whole new meaning, as the largest installation of Pavegen energy-harvesting tiles to date produces 4.7 kilowatt-hours of energy during the Paris marathon, enough to power a laptop for more than two days...
