Light is closely integrated with our intellectual, philosophical and scientific discourse. The exact nature of light has remained a mystery since we stepped on earth. Newton postulated the corpuscular ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

Quantum-based gravity sensors have probed fundamental physics, and they could transform our understanding of what’s just under our feet ...

For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics ...

University of Texas at Dallas scientists are investigating how structures made from several layers of graphene stack up in ...

Scientists have unlocked a way to read magnetic orientation at record-breaking speeds using terahertz radiation. Modern hard ...

With today's data rates of only a few hundred megabytes per second, access to digital information remains relatively slow.

New research from materials scientist Chris Van de Walle illuminates the path to superior electro-optic performance in ...

Researchers show that Cartan's First Structure Equation, which relates to edge and screw dislocations in crystal lattices, can be recast in the same form as a basic mathematical formula that governs ...

The film explores the fundamental principles of electricity, explaining the structure of atoms and the behavior of electrons.

If you took introductory physics, you learned about the “fundamental forces.” It goes something like this: All interactions ...

The film discusses the historical development and principles of electrodynamics, starting with Luigi Galvani's chance ...