Physics experiments have changed the world irrevocably, altering our reality and enabling us to take gigantic leaps in technology. From ancient times to now, here's a look at some of the greatest ...

I don’t know about you, but I look back rather nostalgically on the practical exams that I took as an 18 year old as part of my A-levels in physics and chemistry. At the time, I wasn’t looking forward ...

Diana Parno’s head swam when she first stepped inside the enormous, metallic vessel of the experiment KATRIN. Within the house-sized, oblong structure, everything was symmetrical, clean and blindingly ...

In a new milestone for fusion energy research, physicists in China say they have exceeded the plasma-density limit.

(1) A Laboratory Manual of Experiments in Physics. By Prof. Leonard Rose Ingersoll. Pp. ix + 220. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; London: McGraw-Hill ...

The advent of smartphone technology has revolutionised physics education by transforming everyday devices into versatile and accessible scientific instruments. These experiments utilise the embedded ...

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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 ...

Three scientists who laid the groundwork for the understanding of the odd "entangling" behavior of quantum particles have received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. French physicist Alain Aspect, ...

Time travel has long been a subject of fascination in science fiction, but recent scientific endeavors suggest that it might not be as far-fetched as once thought. Researchers in laboratories around ...

In our major, annual survey of almost 2,000 science teachers and technicians, insufficient time (58%), challenging student behaviour (48%), and the cost of consumables and chemicals (43%) were cited ...