There is a building under construction next to the physics building. I can't help but pause each day to observe the progress. Currently, crews are using a massive crane to hoist steel pieces in place.

My recent post on tightropes reminded me of a great "hack." Here's the situation. Your car is stuck in the mud, so you grab a rope and tie it to the front of the car and then the other end to a very ...

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on physics around the world, construction at the ITER experimental fusion reactor in France is still ongoing, albeit with limited personnel. (Courtesy: ITER) The ...

In many people’s minds, the primary focus of physics is on the very large (black holes, the distant universe and the problems of cosmology) or the very small (the Higgs boson and the other subatomic ...

Hungarian researchers have reported the persistent detection of an anomalous decay signal, interpreted as evidence for a new particle, X17, which would necessitate the existence of a fifth fundamental ...

Scientists have now mapped the forces acting inside a proton, showing in unprecedented detail how quarks—the tiny particles within—respond when hit by high-energy photons. The international team ...

Harry Cliff is employed by the University of Cambridge, is a member of the LHCb collaboration and receives funding from STFC. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) sparked worldwide excitement in March as ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. In March, a group of ...

Try these interactive flashcards based on GCSE physics past papers. By working your way through the flashcards created by experts, you can prepare for your physics exams and make your revision more ...