The idea was that high-powered lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light, impelling them with ...

Economist from the University of Milan, Massimo Florio, reviews "Big Science, Innovation & Societal Contributions" and "The ...

In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper ...

EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin ...

For Judy Kim, the new dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA), those words define her ...

Plasma, ionized gas and the fourth state of matter, makes up over 99% of the ordinary matter in the universe. Understanding ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, ...

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt are constructing a Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy System to stabilize a laser with the atomic transitions of rubidium.

Applied physics is the study of physics for a practical purpose, as opposed to physics motived solely for an improved fundamental understanding. This includes technological advances such as the ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts ...

The Israeli army has declared 63 Palestinian archaeological sites in the West Bank as “Israeli heritage sites,” a Palestinian research institute said Wednesday, in a clear violation of international ...

Shining light: succulents glow in shades of red, green, blue, and more after being infused with afterglow phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light. (Courtesy: Liu et al., Matter) ...