1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (299+ words) Copper is a much sought (and much stolen) metal because it powers the proliferation of data centers, electric vehicles, and energy infrastructure. Copper also forms interconnects, the wires that transfer electricity between the semiconducting transistors that form the basic building…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (240+ words) The search is on for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially fast-track humanity to a low-carbon energy future....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (319+ words) We already have quantum computers, but they're highly specialized, not particularly practical, and only cover a fraction of the performance potential that scientists think this technology could ultimately unlock....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1081+ words) Concrete is, quite literally, the foundation of the modern world. Almost every construction project in the world uses the material in some form. There's just one problem, and that's a big one: Making one of its central ingredients – cement – is…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (590+ words) Quantum computers are supposed to have abilities far beyond conventional ones, but verifying that they actually do is surprisingly difficult – because checking their results can itself require computations that become prohibitively difficult for classical machines....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (373+ words) If you have a bad night of sleep and wake up feeling unrefreshed, your sleep tracker may offer little indication as to why....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) Could a scientist intervene in a brain experiment on the other side of the world without leaving their desk? Researchers have now demonstrated that possibility by sending commands from Chicago to a wireless brain implant in Daejeon, South Korea, 10,596 kilometers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) Fusion power aims to provide a revolutionary energy source, but achieving it remains perennially around the technological corner. Who knew that harnessing the same basic process that powers the Sun would be so tricky? Currently, many experimental fusion reactors are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (496+ words) In November 2025, Earth was buffeted by several massive eruptions of solar material that slammed into the magnetosphere....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (414+ words) Familiar things can look very strange when viewed under a microscope – which is why each week we bring you a fresh microscope mystery to put your detective skills to the test. This week's mystery looks almost cosmic – a scatter of…...