The chances of ever building a quantum warp drive appeared to be fading

The Physics arXiv Blog joined Technology Review and discussed the rules of ant traffic

What happens when human eyes replace photodetectors in entanglement experiments, asked one group of researchers

If the LHC can create black holes, calculations showed they could last longer than expected

An entirely new way to measure the Earth's magnetic field remotely could revolutionise our understanding of the planet's structure

Scientists have mapped the genomes of 56 species of microbes.

Proving that quantum money can never be copied, even by the banks that created it, is turning out to be harder than expected

With first-year funding approved, Energy Secretary Chu's flagship program is getting underway.

As the percentage of computer-controlled cars on the road increases, traffic should flow smoothly for longer, says a new study.

Excerpts from Barack Obama’s address on clean energy at MIT.

New technologies are missing many things, but especially their markets.

The beautiful tapestry of filaments, sheets and voids in the Cosmic Web is proving harder to model than anybody thought

Computer science class finally gets its textbook

After an unprecedented presidential lab tour, Barack Obama delivers an address asking America to lead in clean energy.

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Vatican astronomer mingles religion and science

Institute Professor Barbara Liskov pioneered many of the ideas that have shaped modern computer science.

New minor addresses a major issue

Military beginnings lead to world travels

The annual running of the insomniacs turns 30