The world is never really at rest. Even in a vacuum near ultracold temperatures where all classical motion should come to a halt, you'll find quantum fluctuations. In thin, two-dimensional materials, ...

The squeaking of sneakers on a gym floor is usually attributed to friction, specifically a stick-slip variety that involves cycles of sticking and sliding between two surfaces. But that model is best ...

Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second — create the distinctive squeak heard on the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved dicamba for over-the-top application in soybeans and cotton in a decision that it called a direct response to grower pleas. The registrations for OTT ...

Flipping ferroelectric polarization reverses bimeron topology in a two-dimensional magnet, allowing voltage pulses alone to write, erase, and invert nanoscale spin structures without current flow.

Here's how you can submit letters to the Public Pulse opinion section. In a bonus version of The Public Pulse, readers weigh in on traffic in downtown Omaha, families' access to Medicaid, Donald Trump ...

Abstract: Pulse power supplies (PPSs) are specialized power electronic devices designed to generate high-voltage pulses with durations ranging from microseconds to milliseconds and moderate repetition ...

A new pulse-check of voters’ thoughts on the candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom again shows two Republicans leading the pack, while about one-third of voters remain undecided. The poll was ...

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, “The RRFB is applicable to many types of pedestrian crossings, but is particularly effective at multilane crossings ...

A Florida Highway Patrol officer arrested two people Sunday afternoon for allegedly “defacing” the formerly rainbow-colored crosswalk outside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub — the latest in a string of ...