In most new cars, when a driver moves a shift lever, an electronic signal is sent to the vehicle’s computer, which then engages the correct gear. Because there is no longer a mechanical link, these ...

LAS VEGAS — David Stearns and the Mets are ready to pounce. While speaking to reporters at the General Managers Meetings in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the Mets’ president of baseball operations made it ...

Kane Wommack has not seen his Alabama football defense play faster than it did against LSU. The Crimson Tide defensive coordinator, reflecting on his unit's performance in a 20-9 win against LSU, one ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in strange, almost living ways. These odd materials can twist instead of stretch, ...

Physicists studied crystals made of rotating objects that fragment easily, show unusual defects, and follow a new theory predicting their unique behavior. (Nanowerk News) Physicists from Aachen, ...

A glittering hunk of crystal gets its iridescence from a highly regular atomic structure. Frank Wilczek, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics, proposed quantum systems––like groups of particles––could ...

European animation outfit Mediawan Kids & Family has joined forces with El Reino Infantil, the Hispanic world’s top YouTube Kids network, to develop “Wadoo,” a digital-first animated preschool series ...

Abstract: The crystal lifting and rotating mechanism (CLRM) is the key motion device during the growth process of monocrystalline silicon. The operation state of CLRM has a direct influence on the ...

A new JCAP study tests an “emulator” to reconstruct the large-scale structure of the cosmos If you think a galaxy is big, compare it to the size of the Universe: it’s just a tiny dot which, together ...

As the watch exhibition known as Geneva Watch Days gets underway, Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin unveils another blend of technical mechanical prowess and decorative innovation: Freak [X Crystalium].