Smashing atoms to create energy is a true marvel of nature

There’s a worrying problem with the ‘Higgs field’ — the energy field that gives particles their mass. It seems to be dangerously close to having an inherent instability. In the absence of particles, t

Many of the most dramatic cosmic events take the form of explosions, from asteroid impacts to the Big Bang itself. Here are some of the most spectacular examples

Siemens’ hydrogen trains will run on Deutsche Bahn ...

An event at Network Rail’s Tuxford Test Tracks highlights how hydrogen and rail have a role in both industry’s futures, as RICHARD WILCOCK explains

With the ultimate weapon in his grasp, would Hitler have held Europe to ransom or reduced it to rubble?

In 1874, the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie completed the mile-long Eads Bridge, made of steel and crossing the River Mississippi into St. Louis. At the time, nobody believed that ste