This press release is available in German. Glass fiber cables are indispensable for the internet – now they can also be used as a quantum physics lab. The Vienna University of Technology is the only ...

Project Avogadro seeks to change the definition of a kilogram from the weight of a hunk of metal that currently resides in France to a measurement based on fundamental constants (like every other unit ...

Scientists have created a catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia that becomes more active with time, and by counting atoms, revealed changes that boost the catalyst's performance. A research ...

Like bakers measuring the exact same amount of flour every time they made bread, physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have used a laser trap to consistently capture and measure the same ...