You don’t need to be a math genius to start learning quantum physics; many books break it down simply. There are books that ...

You don’t need a science degree to start learning about quantum physics—many books are written with beginners in mind. Mixing ...

One of the key steps in developing new materials is property identification, which has long relied on massive amounts of experimental data and expensive equipment, limiting research efficiency. A ...

On Tuesday 7 October the winner(s) of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics will be announced. The process of choosing the winners is highly secretive, so looking for hints about who will be this year’s ...

Best of the best Who takes the award for the top physics Nobel of the 21st century? (Courtesy: Nobel Foundation) With the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics due to be unveiled on Tuesday 7 October, Physics ...

Ben Carlson, assistant professor of physics at Westmont, explores the scientific foundations of today’s most pressing energy and climate issues in a ...

The MacArthur Foundation has named the 22 winners of the 2025 MacArthur Fellowships, one of the nation’s most prestigious ...

Applied physics is the study of physics for a practical purpose, as opposed to physics motived solely for an improved fundamental understanding. This includes technological advances such as the ...

An international collaboration has developed a new diagnostic technique for measuring ultra-short particle beams at STFC's Central Laser Facility. This collaboration is led by the University of ...

For years, physicists have been baffled by the discovery of mysterious “ghost particles”. The scientific name for them is “neutrinos”, which are neutral sub-atomic particles with no electric charge.

Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study rare radioactive isotopes and advanced the ...

So what are these magic numbers, and why are they so special? The stability of atomic nuclei varies wildly with the number of nuclear particles they contain. Some, like lead-208 a ...