Since its discovery 100 years ago, our understanding of superconductivity has developed in a far from smooth fashion. Paul Michael Grant explains why this beautiful, elegant and profound phenomenon ...

Resistance-free current flow would have enormous benefits for the electronics industry and is usually associated with superconductivity. But ‘ballistic quantum wires’ may offer an alternative. These ...

Why does skydiving work and how do humans safely experience one of the most dramatic adventures in the sky? To better ...