In 1927, physicist Thomas Parnell poured hot pitch into a funnel at the University of Queensland. In this context, “pitch” is ...

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

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 ...

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By ...

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 — ...

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it ...

The idea that everything that exists can be built from the bottom up has long held sway among physicists. Now, a new kind of ...

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have successfully recreated key features of black hole physics in a laboratory setting ...

A neglected force produced by neutrinos and other particles helps atomic physics measurements align with predictions of the ...

Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee. By Katrina Miller More than a billion cups of coffee are consumed daily: French-press, espresso, cold brew, ...

Physics plays a basic role in science, engineering, and technology. It deals with the physical world all around us at the most fundamental level, seeking to understand the energy transformations of ...

College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your ...