Oct 03 WATCH: 3 physicists share Nobel Prize for quantum science discoveries It all goes back to a feature of the universe that even baffled Albert Einstein and connects matter and light in a tangled, chaotic way. Continue reading
Feb 10 How Olympic ski jumpers toe the line between falling and flying By Amy Pope, The Conversation Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills. Continue reading
Feb 07 The high-speed physics of bobsled, luge and skeleton By John Eric Goff, The Conversation It may look like athletes in bobsled, luge and skeleton simply grab a sled and hang on until the bottom, but high-speed physics and tiny motions mean the difference between gold and a crash. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it." Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics,… Continue reading
Aug 05 The not-so-hidden physics of your favorite Olympic event By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s a crash course on how to see the laws of physics in action when you're watching your favorite Olympic sport. Continue reading
Jan 23 The day Marie Curie got snubbed by the French science world By Dr. Howard Markel One hundred and ten years ago, Marie Sklodowska Curie was formally rejected for membership by the French Academy of Sciences. Continue reading
Dec 27 3 major moments from the 'golden' decade of black holes By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Astrophysicists say we’re living in “a golden age of black holes.” To help illustrate why, here are three decade-defining advancements in the ongoing effort to unravel these cosmic wonders. Continue reading
Oct 23 Google claims quantum computing milestone. IBM pushes back. By Rachel Lerman, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. Continue reading
Aug 01 New 3D maps of the Milky Way confirm our galaxy is warped By Vicky Stein It turns out our Milky Way galaxy isn't the flat spiral disk we thought it was before -- dark matter or collisions with other galaxies could have twisted it out of shape. Continue reading
Jul 31 This new nanotech could help clean up Earth's microplastics By Berly McCoy Chemists have adapted emerging technology -- called nanocoils -- to dissolve microplastics and turn the pollution into food for algae. Continue reading