Science fiction movies that show microscopic meteoroids dramatically puncturing spacecraft aren’t far from the truth. The European Space Agency’s star mapping Gaia spacecraft was overtaken by ...

Except, the truth is, sand is very much remarkable, at least when you stick it under a microscope. “Every time I see sand under a microscope, it’s a surprise,” says Gary Greenberg.

This engine converts the random jiggling of a microscopic particle into stored energy. It could lead to significant advances in the speed and cost of computers and bio-nanotechnologies.

An ensemble of just six atoms displays all the signatures of a phase transition expected for a many-particle system. This is the finding of a team led by researchers at the University of Heidelberg, ...

Particle pollution refers to a combination of fine solids and aerosols that are suspended in the air. Particles range in size from the tiny to the microscopic.

From a jammed-up particle in a microscopic channel to a tiny robot delivering medicine with pinpoint accuracy, the power of the small may soon change the very fabric of your world.