Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses light to tune the optical properties of quantum dots -- making the process faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable -- ...

In a study published in Optics Express, a research group led by Prof. Fu Yuxi from Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision ...

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Wednesday afternoon and evening across Charles and Calvert counties in southern ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...

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After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA's Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess what changes need to be front and center.

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“By itself, 1.5°C does not represent a cliff edge in terms of climate impacts,” Rowan says. “But every fraction of a degree rise in global temperature increases the frequency and severity of extreme ...