Advancements in structured illumination and computational imaging are revolutionizing semiconductor wafer inspection, ...

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a sprawling metal lattice, resembling petals on a 10-story-tall mechanical flower ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— Missouri Western State University’s social work program and Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph will host a poverty simulation from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 27 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Global opened its relocated medical simulation center on Jan. 7 at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The simulation center, which serves students and ...

This figure illustrates a three-dimensional SPH simulation of water flood and debris flow propagating downstream and impacting lifeline systems such as roads and protective structures. The ...

This two-toned sphere is evidence of a rare double-detonating supernova, captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Astronomers at the University of New South Wales ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could nail ...

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism are related. A new study revealed that the magnetic component of light ...

Regardless of what time it is, or isn’t, our fascination with this nonsensical scene is timeless. The paintings are all characterized by the combination of a nocturnal street set against an idyllic ...

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like ...