Scientists have uncovered shockingly high levels of microscopic plastic particles in the air over major cities, far exceeding previous estimates. The discovery suggests airborne plastics play a much ...

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

Spencer Axani, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the inventor of CosmicWatch, a portable, low-cost particle detector that tracks muons, invisible particles that ...

In the early 20th century, the development of quantum mechanics fundamentally changed our understanding of atomic and ...

Imagine if we could collect the energy out of thin air. And I mean it quite literally.You know how you were taught that a vacuum is nothing but empty space? That isn't exactly true, at least in the ...

This image released by CBS shows Christopher Nolan accepting the award for best director for “Oppenheimer” during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

You likely use them every single day – but some of your home appliances could be emitting harmful pollutants, a new study has warned. Researchers have discovered popular devices release trillions of ...

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Dipangkar Dutta receives funding from US Dept. of Energy and NSF. A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic particles. What ...

I’m lucky to learn firsthand about some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies. I’ve seen artificial intelligence ace an AP biology test, long before AI became an everyday tool. I’ve seen ...

Neutrino lasers: It’s an idea that many physicists didn’t see coming. At first glance, physics suggests that it would be impossible to make a laser of neutrinos, famously elusive subatomic particles.