Scientists have confirmed that microscopic fossils discovered in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old piece of rock in Western Australia are the oldest fossils ever found and indeed the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth

Innovations at SLAC, including the world’s shortest X-ray flashes, ultra-high-speed pulse trains, and smart computer controls, promise to take ultrafast X-ray science to a whole new level

"Discoveries like this really help to give a little more insight into what’s out there and encourages people to look up and wonder”

Researchers have created nanoparticles that attract viruses and, using the pressure resulting from the binding process, destroy them

Theoretical description supported by mathematical calculations provides a roadmap that could lead to discovery of a 'chiral spin liquid'

Researchers design mock galaxies and more to prepare for sky-mapping instrument

A reimagining of today's computer chips by Australian and Dutch engineers shows how a quantum computer can be manufactured—using mostly standard silicon technology

The "32 T" will allow physicists studying materials to explore how electrons interact with each other and their atomic environment, enabling new devices that will shape our world

Addressing the highest demands in imaging and analytics from any sample

A Georgia Institute of Technology researcher is looking into how the technology could be applied in a high-precision industrial setting, such as in robot arms used in manufacturing computer chips

Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices

The 1,000+ feet of ice may contain more than half a million years of climate history