A new silicon material switches from insulator to metal in picoseconds. This breakthrough could speed up future computers.

TaS₂, researchers were able to control its conductive properties, showing that this type of material could speed up ...

In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Ceramic products can be broadly identified into traditional (e.g., bricks, ceramic tiles, porcelain) and sophisticated (e.g., ...

Mountain View had nearly nonexistent growth in real estate values this fiscal year, an abrupt turnaround from the previous ...

Both Zhao and Fligor hail from the West Valley, where housing development has been a point of heated debate and resistance. Stone has endorsed Fligor, who served as special assistant to the assessor ...

Santa Clara County property values are seeing their lowest growth in more than a decade due to economic uncertainty and stalled development.

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the ...

This was made possible by changing the “electronic state of matter on demand” through a technique known as thermal quenching.

Image sensors are built into every smartphone and every digital camera. They distinguish colors in a similar way to the human eye. In our retinas, individual cone cells recognize red, green and blue ...