Modern-day high school students will tackle centuries-old technology during the seventh annual "Physics Day" at Hope College on Thursday, May 3. In anticipation of the event, teams of students from 13 ...

“Chasing ghost particles at the South Pole” by Yuya Makino bagged first prize in the "at a glance" category. (Courtesy: Yuya Makino) It’s easy to take physics for granted, after all it’s all around us ...

At exactly 3:14 p.m. on March 14, students and faculty from the math and physics department gathered at Varian patio for a Pi Day pie-eating contest hosted by Stanford University Physics Society (SUPS ...

‘Kosher’ safecracking contest prepares kids for a physics future At the Weizmann Institute, students get a chance to break into safes — legally — showing that deep science has practical uses, after ...

At a major particle physics planning meeting this summer, a couple of dozen physicists volunteered to speak on camera about why they do what they do. We at symmetry chose our top five explanations and ...

Matthew Rohr, who is preparing for his freshman year at the University of Virginia, was inspired by a physics teacher during his junior year at Atlee High School. And that sparked involvement in a ...

MANILA, Philippines - De La Salle University will host this year’s “Physiklaban: 3rd Inter-University Physics Contest and 2nd Inter-High School Physics Contest” on Feb. 28. The annual competitions are ...

TUSCALOOSA - Sample question: A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun at a speed of 300 meters per second. By how much has it dropped vertically after traveling 100 meters horizontally? Sound easy?

The newest winners of Science's annual Dance your Ph.D. contest are Jakub Kubečka, Ivo Neefjes and Vitus Besel, researchers studying atmospheric sciences at the University of Helsinki. This year, the ...

The sound of cracking wood and falling weights echoed through the Lincoln-Way High School auditorium Thursday as more than 80 student bridge builders strained their creations to the breaking point.

More than 150 high school students helped pixel-powered superstars as part of The University of Scranton’s 10th Annual Kane Competition for high school physics and engineering students. Students ...