Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, often called "ghost particles" because they rarely ...

Let’s start with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF)—arguably the largest, most ...

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has led the attacks on US science. But can he really, as Robert P Crease wonders, be compared to Stalin’s feared science administrator Trofim Lysenko? Shocking ...

Discover how to build a simple homopolar motor using everyday household items in this easy-to-follow tutorial. Learn the ...

Nearly 30 student exhibitors showcased their best ideas at the John L. Ory Science Fair in Reserve, presenting projects from ...

With the new trilateral master's program “Particle Accelerator Science” the Rhine-Main Universities are pooling their expertise in accelerator science, which is unique in Europe. Starting in the ...

With the new trilateral master's program “Particle Accelerator Science” the Rhine-Main universities are pooling their expertise in accelerator science, which is unique in Europe.

Two Kerry pupils are looking forward to representing Ireland in Phoenix, Arizona, next year after their success in the National SciFest finals at Marino College in Dublin last week where they were ...

The Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder in collaboration with CUbit and JILA is hosting the third annual Physics and Quantum Career & Internship Fair on Friday, October 17 th ...