When light loses symmetry, it can hold particles

Optical tweezers use light to immobilize microscopic particles as small as a single atom in 3D…

Three, two, one: astronomers predict SpaceX space junk will hit the Moon

A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in…

Breakthrough measurements of vibrating atoms in nanostructures ushers in new class of technology

Vanderbilt researchers Sokrates Pantelides and Joshua Caldwell are part of an international collaboration that has demonstrated…

Learning loss must be recovered to avoid long-term damage to children's wellbeing and productivity, new report says

School closures have caused large and persistent damage to children’s learning and well-being, the cost of…

Universal sex differences appear in adolescents' career aspirations, study finds

A new analysis by David Geary at the University of Missouri and Gijsbert Stoet at the…

Groundbreaking study reveals dynamics of DNA replication 'licensing'

A new study from scientists at the UNC School of Medicine has illuminated an important process…

Scientific hardware, experiments return to Earth on SpaceX CRS-24 Dragon

A retired microscope and samples from studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the cargo…

Binary black hole spin behavior revealed using novel techniques

Research done at Cornell University has uncovered from gravitation wave data the first potential signs of…

New method for making microparticles could accelerate drug development, production of new cell strains

UCLA scientists have devised a method for producing intricately shaped hydrogel microparticles at a rate of…

Suitable growing regions for coffee, cashews, and avocados predicted to shift as Earth warms

A new analysis predicts that, as climate change progresses, the most suitable regions for growing coffee…