
The Battle behind the Periodic Table's Latest Additions
Four new elements were added in 2015, but some researchers say the announcement was premature
Four new elements were added in 2015, but some researchers say the announcement was premature
Large Hadron Collider’s failure to detect new particles beyond the Higgs has eroded the case for Japan’s proposed linear accelerator
Multi-telescope project has ambitious goals and a big price tag
Some theorists say a radioactive decay anomaly could imply a fundamental new force
Measurements show that hydrogen sulfide superconducts much closer to room temperature than other materials do
Religious leaders and scientists are set to discuss the moral implications of global warming as the Pope drafts a key letter
Hydrogen sulfide is found to conduct electricity without resistance at a record-high temperature of minus 83 degrees Celsius
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
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
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