For more than 40 years, physicist John Conway has led research in high-energy particle physics, a field driven by a simple ...

When two black holes merge or two neutron stars collide, gravitational waves can be generated. They spread at the speed of ...

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“Using newer mathematical tools, my colleague and I have demonstrated a new theory that may accurately describe the universe.

Discover how to craft a simple electric motor using everyday household items in this detailed, step-by-step tutorial. Follow along as we transform basic materials—like copper wire, an old CD, magnets, ...

Physicists have found a clever way to detect the elusive Unruh effect without extreme accelerations. By using atoms that emit light cooperatively between mirrors, acceleration subtly shifts when a ...

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of ...

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum dance that never ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...