What is Physics? Physics is a discipline that appeals to problem solvers who are curious about the world. Physicists work to gain knowledge of the mysteries of the universe—visible matter makes up ...

What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they ...

Charles Kane is considered a 'founding father' in the field of topological insulators — materials that conduct electricity on ...

Associate physics professor Bogdan Andrei Bernevig and former University professor Arthur McDonald were recognized for their work in physics on Sunday – Bernevig was awarded the 2016 New Horizons in ...

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

Serving the Brown community since 1891After death, physics prof. remembered for mentorship, imagination and contributions to Nobel-winning work Gerald Guralnik contributed research to landmark Higgs ...

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.” ...

Quantum mechanics depicts a counter-intuitive reality in which the act of observation influences what is observed — and few can agree on what that means.

The prize was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier for their research studying the behavior of electrons at a tiny time scale.