Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

Following the horrifying nuclear detonations over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet Union initially lagged in the atomic arms race. However, thanks to successful, dedicated espionage activities, the ...

As the news emerged, power sector stocks surged, with BHEL and NTPC recording notable gains.

In December 2015, plasma was ignited for the first time in Wendelstein 7-X. Various records were set in the fusion research ...

A programmable semiconductor changes its electronic properties under UV light and reverts under a different wavelength, ...

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum dance that never ...

The Geminids peak when the moon is 30 percent full, according to the International Meteor Organization. To get a hint at when ...

The hunt is on for terrestrial exoplanets in habitable zones, and some of the most promising candidates were discovered ...

Chase Sui Wonders always thought she was “kind of funny,” but it was officially confirmed after booking “The Studio” after ...

TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...

Researchers at Tohoku University found the key to taming electrochemical reactions so they don’t produce rogue byproducts instead of valuable fuels.

Scientists just brought us one step closer to the dream of unlimited power. On November 17 at the Nevada National Security Site, a nuclear energy startup called Valar Atomics achieved zero-power ...