In 18th-century France, science was a men’s club, and women were expected to be ornaments. One aristocrat, the Marquise ...

The joint NOvA-T2K analysis achieved unprecedented precision in measuring neutrino mass, a key step toward understanding ...

For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can ...

Try as they might, scientists can’t truly rid a space or an object of its energy. But what “zero-point energy” really means ...

Physics is frequently cited as one of the most challenging sections in competitive entrance exams due to its heavy reliance on a deep understanding of fundamental concepts. To help you navigate these ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Beth DuFault, University of Portland (THE CONVERSATION) People often see science as a ...

On October 8, 2024, the field of physics was plunged into controversy. That day, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for discoveries not involving black holes, cosmology, or strange new subatomic ...

Prize awarded for developing 'next generation of quantum technology' 'I'm completely stunned,' says UC Berkeley professor Quantum technology ubiquitous in everyday electronics Physics is second prize ...

On Tuesday the field of quantum mechanics received a thoughtful 100th-birthday present from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: three shiny new medals, 11 million Swedish kronor (to be divided ...

John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.

Stockholm — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research on seemingly obscure quantum tunneling that is advancing digital technology.

Three scientists from American universities won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum mechanics. The winners are John Clarke, a UK-born physicist and professor emeritus at the ...