More than a century after Srinivasa Ramanujan scribbled his astonishing formulas for π in notebooks in India and England, ...

The team proved a theory that Albert Einstein dismissed. A trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in quantum mechanics. The award was split among Alain Aspect of the ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Physicists study how the universe works while engineers apply this knowledge to real-world problems. These are broad professions encompassing numerous job roles. Physicists and engineers are closely ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - When Bharat Ratra arrived at Kansas State University in 1996, he wasn’t aiming to win any prizes. But, with excellent work comes recognition. Ratra recently earned that ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A native Angeleno won a Nobel Prize in physics for experiments in the mid-1980s that built the foundation for ...

Artwork done by physicist and former UT Dallas professor Russell Stoneback is shown, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at his home in Plano. Stoneback turns complex space science into digital artworks, large ...

Despite challenges, some physics faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions make research experiences available to students. Sneha Dixit kept herself company during a 25-hour trip—by plane, ...

Nothing exists in a vacuum, but physicists often wish this weren't the case. If the systems that scientists study could be completely isolated from the outside world, things would be a lot easier.

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

The walls of Russell Stoneback’s home office in Plano are alive with color — canvases streaked with vivid yellows, neon purples and somber blues. Some of these artworks are crisscrossed with wavy ...