The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi on Oct. 8, 2025, for the development of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs[1], which are tunable crystal structures with extremely high porosity. These are a class of materials that have truly changed the way scientists design and think about...
Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology
Quantum mechanics describes the weird behavior of microscopic particles. Using quantum systems to perform computation promises to allow researchers to solve problems[1] in areas from chemistry to cryptography that have so many possible solutions that they are beyond the capabilities of even the most powerful nonquantum computers possible.
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Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most of the daily operations of the federal government have ground to a halt. This includes much of the day-to-day work done by federal information technology and cybersecurity employees, including those at the nation’s leading civilian cybersecurity agency, the Cybersecurity and...
What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. What is meant by solar storm and solar wind? – Nihal, age 11, Amalapuram, India Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move
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