Chemistry
The Battle behind the Periodic Table's Latest Additions
Four new elements were added in 2015, but some researchers say the announcement was premature
Stories by Edwin Cartlidge
Space & Physics
Physicists Shrink Plans for Next Major Collider
Large Hadron Collider’s failure to detect new particles beyond the Higgs has eroded the case for Japan’s proposed linear accelerator
Space & Physics
Huge Microwave Observatory to Search for Cosmic Inflation
Multi-telescope project has ambitious goals and a big price tag
Space & Physics
Has a Hungarian Physics Lab Found a Fifth Force of Nature?
Some theorists say a radioactive decay anomaly could imply a fundamental new force
The Sciences
Superconductivity Record Bolstered by Magnetic Data
Measurements show that hydrogen sulfide superconducts much closer to room temperature than other materials do
Environment
Vatican Convenes Major Climate-Change Meeting
Religious leaders and scientists are set to discuss the moral implications of global warming as the Pope drafts a key letter
The Sciences
Superconductivity Record Broken with Rotten-Egg Smelling Compound
Hydrogen sulfide is found to conduct electricity without resistance at a record-high temperature of minus 83 degrees Celsius
Technology
Quantum Bits Compressed for the First Time
Physicists have now shown how to encode three quantum bits, the kind of data that might be used in the computers of tomorrow, using just two photons
Space & Physics
Magnetism Confirmed to Control the Flow of Heat
A validation of a long-predicted quantum effect points the way to tiny, highly efficient heat engines or information carried by heat exchanges instead of electrical ones
