2 February 2023
A new type of ice called medium-density amorphous ice has the same density as liquid water, so studying it could help us understand water’s strange behaviour at low temperatures
3 January 2023
Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe create high-quality crystals that offer the perfect substrate on which to tailor-make two-dimensional materials with amazing electronic properties. They tell New Scientist how they grow their world-renowned crystals
5 August 2022
Quantum clocks are normally controlled by a classical control system, but to build things like tiny quantum drones that fly around delivering molecules we'll need a fully quantum approach
27 July 2022
By using 3D-printed models and dropping them into a tank, researchers have found the maximum heights people can dive from before they will encounter forces that can cause injury
22 September 2022
Physicists have found that adding guar gum and glycerol to a detergent solution helped to create large, long-lasting soap bubbles
20 September 2022
Researchers have built an engine based on a famous thought experiment called Maxwell’s demon, and it may help us understand how entropy is produced
16 September 2022
A robot made from magnetic fluid can be made smaller, thinner, or directed to break up with special magnets, which could be useful for delivering drugs into the body
4 August 2022
Using just a handful of quantum bits, researchers have used a quantum computer to simulate an infinite line of electron-like particles. The technique could be used to better understand the behaviour of molecules in materials
17 December 2021
A tardigrade cooled to near absolute zero and placed in a state of quantum entanglement survived its ordeal
25 November 2021
A gel with similar properties to shatterproof glass could have applications in soft robots and prosthetics
