The ice in a domestic freezer is remarkably different from the single crystals that form in snow clouds, or even those formed ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...

A hundred years ago, quantum mechanics was a radical theory that baffled even the brightest minds. Today, it's the backbone ...

Foams are everywhere: soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise. For decades, scientists ...

Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang Theory’s ...

If ever spotted in the emptiness of space, according to theoretical physicist Eugeny Babichev of the University of ...

Scientists have discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics, potentially leading ...

Imagine a juggler tossing balls into the air. The art of juggling is a dance between motion and pause, where the ball’s speed ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot principle, the second law of thermodynamics, was developed for large, ...

Flux physics refers to continuous change in physical quantities, including energy transfer and dynamic equilibria. Flux is central to many areas of formal and Big-P physics, though intuitive ...

Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...