Lab experiments show “ionic liquids” can form through common planetary processes and might be capable of supporting life even on waterless planets. Water is essential for life on Earth. So, …
Quantum computing finds itself in a peculiar situation. On the technological side, after billions of dollars and decades of research, working quantum computers are nearing fruition. But still, the number …
I feel unhappy that so many physicists have been so disparaging about cold fusion for so long. Not because the 1989 cold fusion experiment by Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons …
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by David Baker, a biochemist who received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1989 working with Randy Schekman, a professor of molecular …
A version of this article was originally published August 14, 2025 by the German Astronomical Society. The German Astronomical Society (AG), the German national professional association for astronomy and astrophysics, announces …
Do you know when an engineer built the first artificial automaton—the first human-made machine that operated by itself, without external control mechanisms that altered the machine’s behavior over time as …
Last time, I talked about cold fusion, which was strangled at birth by Big Science vested interest. Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons gave their press conference on March 23rd 1989 …
The search for the universe’s dark matter could end tomorrow — given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, …
Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense. John “JJ” Joannopoulos, the Francis Wright …
I never imagined that an artist would update me about quantum-computing research. Last year, steampunk artist Bruce Rosenbaum forwarded me a notification about a news article published in Science. The …