The quantum edge of technology
Technology can improve dramatically when quantum phenomena are exploited well. Scientists are learning how to do that.
A galactic gauge
Efforts to measure the rate of expansion of the universe are apace.
ITER will demonstrate feasibility of nuclear fusion: P.I. John
Plasma physicist P.I. John on India's contribution to the nuclear fusion experiment – and the passion that drives scientists.
A new organelle on the block
Scientists find a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium living as an organelle inside a marine alga.
Closer to the goal of room-temperature superconductivity
A physicist team's claims of achieving room-temperature superconductivity give cause for optimism tempered by scepticism.
The learning curve
The ability to learn and their utility as tools for thinking give neural networks and Artificial Intelligence their unique place in human history.
