One Small Optical Chip, One Giant Leap For Quantum Computing

Today marked the unveiling of a reprogrammable optical chip that is capable of processing photons in an infinite variety of ways. This development marks a massive step towa...

Rising Fossil Fuel Emissions Will Screw With Carbon Dating

There are many reasons why we need to cut down fossil fuel emissions: pollution, climate extremes, irreparable damage to our natural world. Now there?s another to add to th...

Rising Fossil Fuel Emissions Will Screw With Carbon Dating

There are many reasons why we need to cut down fossil fuel emissions: pollution, climate extremes, irreparable damage to our natural world. Now there’s another to add...

Intel Delays Its Next Next-Generation 10 Nanometer Chips

The range of computing products powered by leading-edge 14 nanometer process chips is pretty small. As part of Intel’s Core-M architecture, they can be found in high-...

The First Graphene Light Bulb Is Also The 'World's Thinnest' Light Bulb

On your rapidly diminishing list of things graphene cannot improve, go ahead and cross off “light bulbs.” An international team of researchers drawn from Columb...

Engineers Stumble On A Whole New Method Of Laser-Based Spacecraft Propulsion

A team of Chinese physicists has developed a new variety of light-based propulsion system with the ability to harness much greater forces than a conventional solar sail. Th...

Emmy Noether Revolutionized Mathematics — And Still Faced Sexism All Her Life

Emmy Noether was one of the most brilliant and important mathematicians of the 20th century. She altered the course of modern physics. Einstein called her a genius. Yet tod...

Sanjay Tripathi on role of experts in content creation

Film and television Producer and Director.

A graduate in Physics from Delhi University, Mr Tripathystarted his career asa science journalist with India Today group'...

There are ways to tackle climate change: now we must find the will

Thank you for your courageous advocacy for divesting and keeping fossil fuels in the ground (16 March). I proudly signed the 350.org and Guardian petition asking the Gates ...