Short Look at the Long View

"The question of the nature of dark energy is perhaps the most important unanswered question in contemporary physics...."...

BP and Chevron have led a US$40 million investment round for a Canadian startup that claims to have developed a unique way to extract energy from geothermal heat on demand, using an unpowered looping fluid design that's already prototyped in Alberta.

Three separate teams of researchers have created a crystal made entirely of electrons -- and one of them actually did ...

The LightSail 2 spacecraft has just deployed its mylar sail in orbit, allowing it to use sunlight to move through ...

Researchers at Spain's Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed "Lego-like" segments of 3D-printed plastic that can be pieced together as a lightweight alternative to reinforced concrete beams.

Researchers have created a technique that allows them to use sound to "acoustically cloak" objects or simulate objects that aren't actually there.