Our universe is known to be remarkably homogeneous and isotropic. This essentially means that matter is distributed evenly ...

The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which ...

Researchers are closer to unraveling a longstanding solar mystery surrounding the extreme thinness of the sun's tachocline ...

Front airbags have been required in new passenger vehicles since the 1999 model year. While side airbags aren't specifically mandated, auto manufacturers install them ...

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Be careful what you wish for. This idea, often explored in fiction, lies at the center of “Obsession,” Focus Features‘ new horror film from writer/director/editor Curry Barker. The movie follows Bear ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward futuristic energy tech by building a working prototype of a quantum battery—one that can charge, store, and release energy using the strange rules of quantum ...

Last summer, a wedding photographer walked begrudgingly into a physics laboratory outside Rome. Feeling uninspired by the intricate machinery around him, he decided to turn off the lights. “I wanted ...

Dr. William M. Bugg, former head of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's physics department, recently passed away at age 95. Under his leadership, the department gained national stature and ...

In late 2020, physicist Harold “Sonny” White, PhD, research director of the nonprofit Limitless Space Institute, noticed something peculiar—and familiar—in a circular pattern of data plots generated ...