Particle Physicists Are Getting a First Glimpse Into the ‘Zeptoverse’
The Large Hadron Collider has been slamming protons together for years. But recently, a proton collision produced an…
India’s Scientific Brilliance: DIRAC Medal Highlights Achievements in Theoretical Physics
The DIRAC Medal has returned to India. In the discipline of theoretical physics, it is one of the…
The ‘Exotic Physics’ Behind a Mysterious 1,000-Mile Cloud on Mars
Every morning during the Martian spring and summer, a thin and extremely long cloud emerges, only to disappear…
Physicist proposes laser light could transfer energy to a gravitational wave
A theoretical proposal would use laser light to exchange tiny amounts of energy with a passing gravitational wave.Repeated…
Marcela Carena to headline 2026 Ewan Memorial Lecture in Kingston – Kingston News
One of the world’s leading theoretical physicists is coming to Kingston this week to explore some of the…
New research shows a neutrino laser is impossible | MIT News
Neutrinos are the pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars, and our…
Physicists Think They’ve Discovered a New Type of Quantum Matter
Quantum mechanics is all about explaining the weirdest, most unlikely aspects of our reality, including oddities we might…
A new wave equation for light challenges how physics explains the arrow of time
A new wave equation suggests accelerating waves can move only toward positive time, offering a possible microscopic explanation…
Perfect particle transmission through duality defects
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Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joins Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Physicists tend to think of light in terms of photons: massless, elementary particles “carrying” the forces of nature.…
What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon.…