Are space and time intertwined? Is light a particle or a wave? What are the building blocks of the universe? UT’s Department of Physics and Astronomy hopes to address some of these questions in ...

Lectures are free and open to the public. Light refreshments (drinks and biscuits) are provided. They take place in the Poynting Large Lecture Theatre on floor two of the Poynting Physics Building, ...

Abstract: Precise calculations of network states and parameters are crucial for the modeling, monitoring, and operation of the distribution grid. AC power flow calculations are the preferred method ...

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While Queen Sophie Dorothea had a great passion for French fashion, Frederick William I only wore uniform from 1725 onwards. The king abolished his father's ostentatious Baroque courtly style and ...

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 ...

As the clock counted down to 16:00, Tianna Hunkins braced herself for a mad rush. She had been given a shift at a nearby fast food restaurant that started precisely when her lecture ended. Luckily, ...

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 ...

Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are developing a novel materials science paradigm — one that strategically applies artificial ...

Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency? Do West African lizards have a preferred pizza topping? And can painting cows with zebra stripes help repel biting flies? These and other unusual ...