Electrons can be "kicked across" solar materials at almost the fastest speed nature allows, scientists have discovered, ...

Scientists at TU Delft have designed a nanostring that, when poked, doesn't lose its energy to the environment immediately.

Downton Abbey and Keeping Up With the Kardashians collide in Another Period, a sitcom set at the turn of the 20th century. The show, which follows a pair of socialite sisters and their ever-present ...

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa's economic capital and most densely populated city, is experiencing a water shortage ...

Global warming and climate change have had an undeniable impact on people around the world. Driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions and the limited supply of fossil fuels, investors are looking ...

Blue light is a high-energy part of visible light from the sun, screens, and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. Your cornea and lens don’t block blue light the way they block ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts ...