Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.

Graphene is stronger than steel and a better conductor that copper, making the two-dimensional material of particular ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

First-year physics students at Cornell now discover answers instead of confirming known ones, thanks to a research-based lab ...

A course offered at the University of Wisconsin has long been connecting seemingly unrelated fields — the sciences and arts — into an interdisciplinary education. Physics 109 — Physics in the Arts — ...

Solving major regional and global environmental problems is a key part of sociopolitics and so environmental physics has a special role to play in the public arena. It gives students the chance to ...

Far in the rolling highlands of north China, a serene basin once held one of mankind’s best survival stories. The Nihewan ...

In a study published in Reports on Progress in Physics, researchers have achieved device-independent characterization of ...

Claudio Chamon will join the Purdue University College of Science beginning fall 2025. Photo by Frank Curran. Quantum science is the next frontier in scientific achievement and Purdue University is ...

Many scientists dream of winning a Nobel Prize, an accolade that brings worldwide recognition, prestige and a place in the ...