Quantum technologies, computers or other devices that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, rely on the precise ...

And then there’s the color red, which, for structural reasons, is generally difficult to achieve in chemistry. For practical ...

The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue ...

A burst of light in the deep sky is doing something it should not be able to do. It looks like one supernova, but it shows up ...

Nguyen and her team solved this by designing a version of their molecule that remains liquid at room temperature. It requires ...

The new method, which uses quantum dots, performs as well as or better than current infrared light sources while being much ...

Why does a color that suited you at 40 suddenly look wrong at 55? After 50, the cells that produce melanin decline, leaving ...

True or false? Your green laser pointer is more powerful than your red one. The answer is almost certainly false. They are, most likely, the same power, but your eye is far more sensitive to ...

In 2008, geneticists tied most modern blue eyes to a single, shared DNA change a tiny edit that still sits like a fingerprint ...

The 116UXS appears to deliver some significant picture quality improvements over its spectacular but flawed predecessor – Hisense’s most epic new 2026 screen will probably come with a similarly ...

The Oceanography Society has selected Dr. Zhongping Lee of Xiamen University as the recipient of the 2026 Nils Gunnar Jerlov Medal, recognizing his transformative contributions to understanding how ...