The rest of the universe appears to be made of a mysterious, invisible substance called dark matter (25 percent) and a force that repels gravity known as dark energy (70 percent). Scientists have ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as various ...

"This is an interesting and well-written account of the transition of physics at the end of the 18th century as a synonym for natural philosophy to a distinct natural science with definite ...

These “miniature trails of destruction,” as the researchers call them, are caused by high-energy particles bouncing off the ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — A research team is exploring new battery technologies for grid energy storage. The team's recent results suggest that iron, when treated with the ... Study Highlights Complex ...

The results of such interactions are visible in the crystal lattice of the matter. For instance, in a collision with an ...

On a mountain in northern Chile, scientists are carefully assembling the intricate components of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin ...

Analyzing billion-year-old rocks, researchers at Virginia Tech hope to find traces of dark matter. The idea was first ...

“We’re looking at matter that’s pushed to its absolute limits,” Broodo said. “Once you figure that out, you have potentially ...

Science isn’t scary, but it can be spooky! For Halloween, we’re highlighting some “spooky” research that the Department of ...

Science isn't scary, but it can be spooky! For Halloween, we're highlighting some "spooky" research that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science supports. In fact, the physics community ...

(Photo by Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech) Huber, who is building a new lab to test dark matter theories, has been awarded several million dollars from the National Science Foundation and ...