Three RIKEN physicists have discovered how tiny tubes of carbon spit out light that is more energetic than the light shone on them. This finding could help to exploit the process in applications such ...

The return on equity and its more expansive variant is what a company makes on the capital it has invested in business, and is a measure of business quality. Click to read.

Plants harness quantum physics to capture solar energy with near-perfect efficiency. Scientists are now exploring how to ...

Semantic communication, an emerging technology, has garnered considerable attention for its potential to enhance transmission efficiency. This ...

During a news conference in the Oval Office, X was picking his nose, mimicking his father and telling the press to "shhh" as ...

The ban on absinthe in 1915 paved the way for the rise of pastis, a beloved French aperitif that remains a cultural icon today. Recognizable as the quintessential aperitif in France, its popularity ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast looks at how climate and environmental change affect the efficiency of solar panels. Our guest is the climate scientist Sushovan Ghosh, who is lead ...

Review and Outlook: With the pushback over potential reform of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Elon Musk gets a flavor of what his Department of Government Efficiency faces.

This efficiency compensates for the increased processing difficulty. Larger language communities often use more complex yet efficient languages, possibly due to institutionalized education and the ...

The field of physical science includes mathematics, chemistry, earth science, physics and astronomy. The best universities for studying physics, mathematics, chemistry and related subjects feature in ...

Quantum physics is the study of matter and energy at its most fundamental level. A central tenet of quantum physics is that energy comes in indivisible packets called quanta. Quanta behave very ...

Biden Jr. signed legislation Jan. 5 designed to bring more federal employees back to the office and increase the efficiency of office space utilization. Both men were likely taking cues from ...