Back and forth: gold plate moved by light from a tapered fibre. (Courtesy: J Lu et al./ Phys. Rev. Lett.) When a beam of light strikes an object, momentum is transferred to the object, pushing it away ...

MOSCOW, June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS measured the number of trace impurities in the ingots of ancient lead from the sunken ship ...

The Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory in Japan has received a relatively simple upgrade that should allow it to look further back in time. A rare-earth element called gadolinium has been added to ...

Ever on the look-out for ultra-low radioactive materials to shield their sensitive experiments, nuclear physicists have struck gold with a consignment of lead that lay on the floor of the ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Particle physicists have uncovered a large, hidden void in Khufu's Pyramid, the largest pyramid in Giza, ...