Nobel physicist John Martinis clears up Greek mix-up
John Martinis conducts an interview in his living room after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics for his…
Isaac Newton’s Calculations Hint at a Terrifying Event Looming in the Near Future
Isaac Newton, the father of modern physics and mathematics, is often remembered for his groundbreaking contributions to science,…
Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things
“The hypothesis is that physics and mechanics can help us understand the biology at the tissue scale,” said…
Scientists Spot Two Black Holes Caught in a Deadly Orbital Dance for the First Time
When two black holes meet, they are drawn to one another by way of their enormous gravity, initiating…
Motion blur brings a counterintuitive advantage for high-resolution imaging – Physics World
Motion blur brings a counterintuitive advantage for high-resolution imaging – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
A million-solar-mass object detected at a cosmological distance using gravitational imaging
Observation The VLBI observation of JVAS B1938+666 used for this work was performed using a global VLBI array…
Electrically tunable quantum interference of atomic spins on surfaces
Electric control of energy detuning The Ti atoms were deposited on the two-monolayer MgO film grown on Ag(001),…
‘Physics shortcut’ helps laptop mimic quantum supercomputer power
A team of physicists from the University at Buffalo has developed a user-friendly method that allows researchers to…
Astronomers Find Mystery Dark Object in Distant Universe
Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe.…
Information Could Be a Fundamental Part of the Universe—and May Explain Dark Energy and Dark Matter
For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity…
what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry? – Physics World
The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry? – Physics World Skip…
Easter Island’s Famous Moai Statues Really “Walked” – Physics Confirms It
The monolithic human figures of Rapa Nui, called Moai, are among the most recognizable statues in the world.…