Last year marked the 270th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod — but it’s more than a relic of history. The Franklin rod remains in use today because the simple design exploits some ...

Lunar laser ranging (LLR) remains one of the most incisive techniques for probing both the intricacies of the Earth–Moon system and the fundamental aspects of gravitational physics. By timing laser ...

A team of physicists from the University of Innsbruck and Harvard University has proposed a fundamentally new way to generate ...

For the first time, physicists have used lasers to deep-freeze antimatter. In a new experiment, an ultraviolet laser quelled the thermal jitters of antihydrogen atoms, chilling the antiatoms to just ...

The researchers believe the technique will enable them to study some of the universe’s fundamental symmetries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Scientists have created a new class of laser beam that appears to violate long-held laws of light physics. These new beams, which the team calls “spacetime wave packets,” follow different rules of ...

Detecting tiny nanoparticles using optical devices is a challenging task and, in general, it requires an understanding of complex quantum optics concepts. In a recent ...

The speed of light may not necessarily be constant. Light travelling through a plasma can appear to move at speeds both slower and faster than what we refer to as “the speed of light” – 299,792,458 ...

Applied physics is perfect for students fascinated by physics, but who don't see themselves strictly pursuing a laboratory position. You'll be prepared for a career in industry or engineering allowing ...

Physicist Jeffrey Hazboun visits WIRED to answer the internet's swirling questions about physics. How does one split an atom? Is light a wave or a particle...or both? How soon will the universe end?

For 26-year-old Dani, the quote on her ribcage once meant everything. "It was something about freedom and finding yourself," she says with a smile that edges toward embarrassment. "Now I just want to ...