A breakthrough moment in a physics experiment demonstrating the Faraday effect, showing how magnetic fields can influence the ...

In 1944, amid the final stages of World War II, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Isidor Isaac Rabi. Although he was later known for his contributions to the separation of uranium-235 from ...

Physics is supposed to be predictable. Drop a ball, and gravity pulls it down. Heat water, and it boils. Light travels in straight lines. Yet throughout history, scientists have encountered ...

Research teams led by Prof. Zeng Changgan and Zhang Hui from the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the ...

A nuclear fusion experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set a record for the strongest steady magnetic field confining a plasma, ushering in new hope that forthcoming demonstration ...

Astrophysical magnetic fields shape the dynamics of various astrophysical phenomena, from the formation of stars and galaxies to the acceleration of cosmic rays and the generation of powerful ...

Atomic physicists “are jacks of all trades,” according to Alex Sushkov. “You have to have the idea, design the experiment, build the experiment, run the experiment, fix everything, take data, analyze ...

Scientists used swirling water waves to simulate a quantum effect, uncovering rotating nodal patterns that could deepen understanding of hidden quantum phenomena.

Physicists have spent the last 20 years pondering an apparent discrepancy between experimental results and theoretical predictions for the magnetic properties of the muon, the electron’s heavier ...

A strange metal can fit in your hand, yet still behave in ways that seem to belong to a far smaller world. In a new ...

The ordinary graphite in pencil lead is proving to be surprisingly multifaceted at the microscale. In a study published in the journal Nature, MIT researchers report that a certain microscopic ...