By establishing a larger principle for how things shatter, certain energy-intensive tasks could gain an advantage.

New results from the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab found no evidence of a hypothetical fourth flavor of neutrino ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing mystery in particle physics, by finding no sign of the ...

Two papers challenged the existence of theorized particles called sterile neutrinos that might account for mysteries like the ...

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Neutrinos – you may have heard of them referred to as "ghost particles" – pass through everything because they are extremely ...

The ancient world was probably filled with magicians using science only a few understood, but the works of one man have ...

A new study from physicists in the United States and Japan suggests that we may be entering another moment of scientific reconsideration, this time at the quantum level. Unexpected behavior ...

As the scientific community embraces open science principles, the American Physical Society is launching a new open access ...

Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. Credit...Ariel Davis Supported by By Dennis Overbye The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal ...

Beginning in the mid-20th century, Western intellectuals began dismantling the concept of objective truth. Postmodern ...

Candidate Name: Sreeja Purkait Degree : Master’s Defense Date: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 Time : 3 to 5 p.m. Location :Olney Hall, Department of Physics Conference room Thesis/Dissertation Title: Design ...