When it comes to cataclysmic events in the Universe — wherever large-magnitude astrophysical interactions cause an enormous release of energy — our understanding of the laws of physics tells us that ...

Uncover 25 alarming patterns in nature that signal disaster. From strange animal behavior to silent forests, learn how to ...

Billions of years ago, two black holes much more massive than the Sun — 31 and 19 solar masses each — merged together in a distant galaxy far across the Universe. On January 4th of this year, those ...

An international research team including scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and ITMO University has proposed a way to increase the efficiency of wireless power transfer ...

Engineers have developed a new tool to model how magnetic materials, which are used in smartphones and other communications devices, interact with incoming radio signals that carry data. It accurately ...

Gravitational-wave signals are like fingerprints. They allow astrophysicists to find the culprit for a signal they detect. Moreover, the researchers can infer many properties of the source that ...

Non-nuclear electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), featured in movies like Goldeneye and The Matrix, are the stuff of electrical engineers’ nightmares. Imagine a conventional explosive that sends out a ...

Engineers describe a flexible film using a quasi-one-dimensional nanomaterial filler that combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture. As electronic devices saturate all ...