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With powerful new colliders crashing particles at ever-increasing energies, even more daughter particles are produced. The ...

Physicists have created a visible, self-sustaining “time crystal” using swirling liquid crystals that move in endlessly repeating patterns when illuminated. Imagine a clock that runs forever without ...

Researchers have successfully grown platinum crystals in liquid metal, using a powerful X-ray technique giving rare insight ...

Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have started working on electronic fibers. These are yarn-like ...

ETH Zurich scientists have found the holy grail of brewing: the long-sought formula behind stable beer foam. Their research ...

Microwaving water and milk poses hidden dangers. Uneven heating can create dangerously hot pockets, leading to burns.

Cutting boards are a staple in our kitchens, but we might not be using them properly. Fix these common cutting board mistakes ...

An elegant new equation identifies the surprisingly orderly, mathematical way in which things break, shatter, and fall apart.

The physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to bubbles, according to a surprising study.