This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features the artist Geraldine Cox, who draws on her background in physics to create pieces inspired by the patterns of nature. Cox talks about her ...

John C Mather and George F Smoot have won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics “for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation”. The discovery has ...

Dr. Erin MacDonald opens the conference as the first plenary speaker, sharing her journey from astronomy to science advising for various "Star Trek" shows, resulting in the producers creating an ...

From black holes to cancer, Megha Padi tackles some of the most vexing problems in the universe with enthusiasm and robust mathematical tools to back her up. Padi, an assistant professor of molecular ...

Growing dependence on science and technology in all areas of human life makes desirable the familiarity and knowledge with fundamental physics concepts without becoming a physics major. Physics ...

Applied physics bridges the gap between physics, engineering, and other sciences. While engineers solve well-defined problems, applied physicists focus on applying physics interdisciplinarily. At ...

I wanted to let you know how physics has helped me throughout my career. I’ve written below what is basically an historical account of what I’ve done since graduating and the items that I needed to ...

Projected to earn an average starting salary of $65,250, physics majors are expected to be the top-paid Class of 2016 math and sciences graduates at the bachelor’s degree level, according to results ...