A new measurement method suggests that the proton, a crucial subatomic particle in the Universe, is smaller than previously believed. All visible matter in the ...

Every year in October our UCSB Physics faculty present an explanation of the Nobel Prize in Physics for that year.

A faint blue dot, suspended between metal electrodes, captured imaginations around the world—and reminded us how far experimental physics has come. In Oxford, a lone ...

November’s supermoon is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest: The moon will come within just under 222,000 miles (357,000 kilometers) of Earth.

Philip Ball dives into the challenges in developing quantum computing, and building up investments and users for the tech ...

Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve ...

In a metal like copper, however, the outer electrons swim around freely and are shared by all the atoms. That’s why ...

Fun fact: an instant ice pack can go past airport security as a solid, not a liquid. The day I trekked to Adobe MAX, I ...

When you think about it, baran, those little plastic grass dividers found in bentos, save space by allowing bento makers to ...

Explore benzene's transformative role in modern industry and its hidden health risks, revealing a complex legacy of ...