The work could be a step toward understanding the effects behind the phenomenon of static electricity, in which electric charge accumulates on materials after they are rubbed or touched together.

A team of engineers and material scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder seems to have defied the basic law of ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black ...

In the realm of high energy physics, the integration of resistive elements into gaseous detectors has marked a significant milestone in enhancing ...

Black holes have been fascinating subjects of study, not just because they are cosmic vacuum cleaners, but also as engines of ...

Our air quality is affected by nearby environmental factors, as well as ripple effects from thousands of miles away.

What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the world’s population – most of them ...

What motivates students from non-traditional backgrounds to choose physics at university? Researchers at Communication and Learning in Science, among others, have investigated this question. The ...

Physicists are challenging long-held beliefs about time, suggesting it may not be a fundamental aspect of reality but rather ...

Using an observatory located deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea, an international team has detected an ultra-high-energy ...

PeV — has been detected by the underwater KM3NeT telescope, marking a pivotal moment in astrophysics. This tiny but powerful ...

Physicists measure the mass of subatomic particles in units called electron volts, or eV. According to theory, the W boson ...