Neutrinos are some of nature’s most elusive particles. One hundred trillion fly through your body every second, but each one has only a tiny chance of jostling one of your atoms, a consequence of the ...

Trying to choose between an M.Sc in Physics or Applied Physics? Learn the simple differences between studying the laws of ...

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...

In this video, we show how to model a string with mass using Python, breaking down the physics, equations, and numerical approach step by step. Learn how to represent distributed mass, apply forces, ...

Acceleration and thermal energy are physics concepts that can be applied to stock car racing. Jon Feingersh/The Image Bank via Getty Images America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to ...

University of Michigan provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. A neural network is a computational model consisting of layers of interconnected neurons. Like the neurons in your ...

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More ...

Clausell Mathis receives funding from U.S. Department of Education as a Co-PI on the Education Innovation and Research Grant program. . America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When she was 10 years old, Rose Yu got a birthday present that would change her life—and, potentially, the way we study physics. Her ...