A subtle timing flash may expose the Unruh effect. The approach ties ordinary lab tools to deep quantum physics. Researchers ...

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

UChicago physics Prof. Bonnie Fleming, who is also the chief research officer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is ...

NASA’s decades-long watch on near-Earth space has revealed a landscape that is far more dynamic, and far more intricate, than ...

Far above Earth, scientists are using quantum sensors to listen for the faintest whispers of unseen forces that may weave through the universe. Scientists are constantly searching for new clues about ...

If you want to work with radioactive material, a cheap Geiger counter isn’t really what you want. According to [Project 326], you need a gamma ray spectrometer. The video below reviews the Radiacode ...

Discover the fascinating chemistry behind metal-ammonia solutions and the solvated electrons that create an intense blue color. This video explains the physics, historical experiments, and modern ...

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 ...

A new study reports the first experimental observation of the transverse Thomson effect – a long-hypothesized thermal effect that ties heat, electric current, and magnetic field into one neat result ...

These days, most of us have a smartphone. They are so commonplace that we rarely stop to consider how amazing they truly are. The open-source project Phyphox has provided easy access to your phone’s ...

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on Aug. 20 at a pivotal time for the race toward reliable fusion energy, which decisions ...

This September, IMAP — a one-ton NASA spacecraft carrying 10 unique instruments — will launch into space to collect and interpret particles from the Sun and from exploded stars billions of miles ...