Knowridge Science Report

Reaching another star is one of the biggest challenges in space exploration. Even the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is more than four light-years away. With today’s chemical rockets, a jou...

Fusion power aims to copy the process that makes the sun and stars shine. In a fusion reactor, very light atoms are pushed together at extremely high temperatures, releasing energy. If scientis...

Tiny crystals have already changed modern technology. Known as nanocrystals, these structures are so small that millions or even billions could fit on a fingernail. At this scale, familiar materials ...

Researchers have found a way to build a quantum stress sensor directly into a microscopic mechanical device. The advance could ...

The discovery of water ice near the moon’s poles has created excitement about building permanent settlements there. Some people imagine lunar villages, large cit...