Tag: Physics
What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the...
Aldo Romero, West Virginia University
Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the...
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...
Alex Krasnok, Florida International University
Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked...
I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers – here’s what...
Ahmed Helal, The University of Texas at Austin
If you walk across the open yard in front of the...
Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely...
Eric R. Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrei Derevianko, University of Nevada, Reno
Most clocks, from wristwatches...
Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...
Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia
Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in...
Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...
Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder
A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...
New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...
Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder
As the weather grows cold this...
Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new...
Daniel K. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder and Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder
In the home, the lab...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
