Quantum physics is the study of matter and energy at its most fundamental level. A central tenet of quantum physics is that energy comes in indivisible packets called quanta. Quanta behave very ...

Astronomical amounts of energy could be extracted from black holes—to build a gigantic bomb, for example. Experts have now implemented this principle in the laboratory ...

The IAEA has recently published the ‘Diagnostic Radiology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students’, aiming at providing the basis for the education of medical physicists initiating their ...

Applied physics is the study of physics for a practical purpose, as opposed to physics motived solely for an improved fundamental understanding. This includes technological advances such as the ...

The Ig Nobel Prize honors research that first makes people laugh, then makes them think. Its 35th award ceremony possibly also makes people hungry: ISTA physicist Fabrizio Olmeda and colleagues ...

Under threat With physics department in the UK in peril, the Institute of Physics wants the UK government to commit extra cash for university science and engineering departments. (Courtesy: ...

In January I wrote a piece titled “5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know.” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...

What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there are those who would try to "constrain" it, at least in terms of physics. A ...

The United States Physics Team achieved a historic feat at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Paris, winning all five gold medals. Team members Agastya Goel, Allen Li, Joshua Wang, ...

Erika Kirk honored late husband Charlie Kirk Friday by posting a heartwarming video of him teaching their daughter some of the basics of physics. In the video, which had already garnered more than 1.3 ...

The United States Physics Team achieved an unprecedented victory at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Paris, winning all five gold medals. The team, Agastya Goel, Allen Li, Joshua ...