Physics News Stories

Magnetism-detecting molecule that might enable animals to navigate using magnetic fields has been discovered by Chinese...

A system that uses sound waves to manipulate objects in mid air, and even inside the body, has been developed by...

A new material has been created that can delay the development of ice, even at temperatures down to 6°C below freezing.

A new magnetic material, called Galfenol, could alert car passengers to an impact up to a thousand times faster.

A material capable of invisibly cloaking three-dimensional objects has been unveiled by scientists in the US.

A record efficiency has been achieved for the production of hydrogen from sunlight using an artificial leaf.

Impatient physicists in Durham are floating a huge balloon- mounted telescope out of the Earth's atmosphere in...

Previously unseen interaction between beams of light could yield a breakthrough for quantum computing...

Roads, and their environmental impacts, often have negative impacts on wildlife, air quality and climate change but...

The earliest evidence of the Earth's magnetic field has been uncovered in Australian rock samples dating back 4.4...

As big as a golf ball seen from 10 million km away, scientists have weighed the smallest planet yet discovered orbiting...

Evaporating water can be used as an energy source to generate electricity using bacterial spores found in soil.

TV show the Big Bang Theory centres around the lives of scientists, but what science are they actually doing?

Batteries that can stretch up to 150% their original size could revolutionise the design of wearable technology...

By applying designs from nature to engineering problems, your heating bills could be reduced as nature-inspired designs...

A 'super-Earth' water planet could actually be volcanic, changing our understanding of volcanism and plate...

Exposure to radiation during space travel damages brain tissue and affects performance, a new study has shown.

Why knuckles go crack has been revealed by Canadian researchers.

Scientists have developed an anti-oxident that can reduce the stickiness of mucus for cystic fibrosis patients.

The cosmic gales from black holes could be putting a hault to new, nearby stars forming...

Scientists have solved the mystery of what makes popcorn pop.

Exposure to screens is affecting teenagers' sleep patterns...

Herculaneum scrolls read for first time in 2000 years thanks to X-ray technology.

New super-metal surfaces fashioned with a laser are so water repellent they can wash away dirt with only a tiny amount...