Quantum mechanics is usually described as the science of the very small — of electrons, atoms, and photons that behave in ways that defy the rules of everyday experience. Yet one of the most striking ...

In short, the air that exits the plane moves slower than the air flowing over its wings, causing a pressure differential that creates turbulence and drag. By Clarke’s estimate, relying solely on ...

In a metal like copper, however, the outer electrons swim around freely and are shared by all the atoms. That’s why ...

The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2025 honors scaled-up quantum physics—while sidestepping controversies swirling around quantum ...

UMass Amherst engineers have built an artificial neuron powered by bacterial protein nanowires that functions like a real one ...

This balance—neurons as the silent bee workers, waves as the queen’s rhythm holding the hive together—suggests consciousness ...

Naturally occurring calcium channels act as pores on the membranes of excitable cells, such as those found in nerves and ...

Scientists have uncovered a key role for the protein “Frazzled” in building and maintaining the rapid neural connections that allow fruit flies to react in milliseconds.

Design transforms heat into electrical energy via thermionic electron emission.

Electricity is the lifeblood of modern life, but even the most efficient power lines lose energy along the way. For decades, ...

Artificial neurons will boost computers by mimicking how the brain processes information, while consuming a fraction of the ...

Beneath murky rivers and restless seas, life hums in invisible currents. From eels to sawfish, the world’s electric creatures reveal how nature speaks in signals we cannot see ...