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MIT geologists have found that tectonic activity gives rise to smectite, a type of clay that can sequester a surprising…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton beam therapy are two powerful techniques of medical physics. The former gives us real-time…
Ripples in space: LISA will consist of three identical satellites placed in an equilateral triangle in space, with each side…
Big-science facilities are often associated with fundamental research. You might picture scientists hunting for elementary particles, or searching to understand…
The “P5†panel of US particle physicists says that work on developing a future muon collider could allow the US…
Cosmic pioneers: Arno Penzias (left) and Robert Wilson discovered the cosmic microwave background in the 1960s (Courtesy: AIP Emilio Segrè…
Cosmic pioneers: Arno Penzias (left) and Robert Wilson discovered the cosmic microwave background in the 1960s (Courtesy: AIP Emilio Segrè…
Underhand tactics by environmental activists led to the closure of a famous physics facility 25 years ago. There is much…
Join the audience for a live webinar at 8.30 a.m. GMT/7 p.m. ACDT on 15 February 2024 exploring the techniques,…
The US Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center is building on a portfolio of enabling technologies pioneered at Fermilab…
Metalens telescope: image of the North America Nebula taken by the metalens on the roof of the Science Center in…
The Magellanic Clouds are prominent features of the southern sky that are named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He…
Diagram showing the directions of magnetic spins in a hopfion ring. These hopfions can form coupled states with strings of…
Quark core : artist’s impression of the interior of a massive neutron star showing a quark-matter core in red. (Courtesy:…
Doublon formation: In the moiré material produced at ETH Zurich, the electron spins are disordered if there is exactly one…
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with Henri Lorach, who is part of the team…
Tea-riffic: a jet of water that breaks into droplets before hitting the surface results in a loud sound being produced…