The algorithm is grounded in math and physics and allows a nuclear microreactor to automatically control its thermal power.

What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there are those who would try to "constrain" it, at least in terms of physics. A ...

A new physics-based algorithm clears a path toward nuclear microreactors that can autonomously adjust power output based on need, according to a University of Michigan-led study published in Progress ...

Substantial progress has been made in the quest for room-temperature superconductors, setting the stage for a potential revolution in energy transmission and storage. The breakthrough experiments and ...

For a century, Bell Labs has been responsible for one technological breakthrough after another. Now part of Nokia, Bell Labs is setting its sights on the quantum future, pushing the boundaries on ...

Even before thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean began to significantly build last week, experimental forecasts at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF ...

Fabrizio Olmeda, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), and colleagues have now been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for their research into the perfect cacio e ...

The Ig Nobel Prize honors research that first makes people laugh, then makes them think. Its 35th award ceremony possibly also makes people hungry: ISTA physicist Fabrizio Olmeda and colleagues ...

Microbumps must meet strict planarity requirements. Any stresses exerted during reflow, for instance, have a tendency to induce warpage and bowing behavior. Some of the strategies chipmakers and ...

"Quantum technology is promising a lot of advantages and it's probably happening faster than we have thought before," said Mohamed Shalby.

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...

The College of Natural Sciences welcomed more than a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 2025.