Designed as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), these programmes aim to strengthen conceptual understanding and ensure wider ...

When metal alloys are processed during manufacturing, the atoms of the combined elements are mixed together at random, according to conventional wisdom – but new research challenges this thinking, ...

Two papers authored by astronomer Beatriz Villarroel claim to show that thousands of “transients” in historic astronomical ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

UniAdmissions has released a detailed guide analysing gender disparities in Oxford and Cambridge admissions. The report highlights rising ...

Researchers have made germanium superconducting for the first time, a feat that could transform computing and quantum ...

Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.

In a metal like copper, however, the outer electrons swim around freely and are shared by all the atoms. That’s why ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

Auburn scientists create materials that let researchers control free electrons, opening paths to faster computing and cleaner ...

Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.

A new computational framework developed by a team with Professor Chris Wolverton maps atomic ordering to unlock ...