Bioluminescent tool captures neural activity without external lasers

A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity.

Water's enigmatic surface: X-ray snapshots reveal atoms and molecules at work

Water is all around us, yet its surface layer—home to chemical reactions that shape life on Earth—is surprisingly hard to ...
The Diamondback

UMD takes central role in Maryland’s $1B quantum computing initiative

With more than 30 years of quantum research, this university has positioned itself as a leader in the field, according to ...

Secret Quantum Dance of Atoms Captured for the First Time

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum dance that never ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists want giant space mirrors to light the night, but at what cost?

Orbiting mirrors that can redirect sunlight have moved from science fiction concept to active business plan, promising ...
New Scientist

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists test mayonnaise in space and the results are wild

Mayonnaise is having a moment far beyond the sandwich. In orbit and on the lab bench, scientists are turning this everyday ...