Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto…
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Physics is the fundamental science that seeks to understand the laws and principles governing matter, energy, space, and time. It explores everything from the behavior of subatomic particles to the dynamics of galaxies, providing the framework for understanding how the universe works at its most basic level. Key areas include classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativity—each offering insights into different aspects of the physical world. Physics underpins much of modern technology and scientific progress, informing developments in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine, computing, and cosmology. Its ongoing research continues to reveal surprising and often counterintuitive truths about reality.
A precision measurement of helium and hydrogen mirror isotopes reveals new questions in understanding of…
Exotic states called Kohn anomalies could offer clues to why some materials have the electronic…
XENON1T data could be either evidence of new particle physics or unexpected contaminant. The XENON1T…
After his PhD thesis invalidates an old assumption, Norman Cao wonders what’s next. “What are…
Combined theoretical and experimental work unveils a novel mechanism through which criticality emerges in quasiperiodic…
Coronavirus could be transmitted through a long-lasting cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets ejected from a…
The invention of chirped pulse amplification technique by Strickland and Mourou in 1985 has boosted…
An element that could hold the key to the long-standing mystery around why there is…
Theoretical physicist William Detmold unlocks the mysteries of quarks, gluons, and their “strong interactions” at…
Two prominent X-ray emission lines of highly charged iron have puzzled astrophysicists for decades: their…
Scientists remain perplexed by the activity, with some 40 papers so far giving wildly different…
New experimental technique with Goethe University’s reaction microscope allows ‘X-ray’ of individual molecules. For more…
An Oregon State University environmental engineering professor has solved a decades-old mystery regarding the behavior…
In experiments at the National Ignition Facility, a SLAC-led team found new details about how…
Oxygen is highly reactive. It accumulates on many surfaces and determines their chemical behavior. At…
The universe mainly consists of a novel substance and an energy form that are not…
Research team led by the University of Göttingen succeeds in coupling free electrons to optical…