Like the proverbial tree falling in the forest, scientists wonder: does reality exist on its own . . . or just when you observe the world?

The new Accelerated Testing Lab (ATL) provides researchers with powerful new tools to develop real-world solutions for a ...

For decades, quantum physics and general relativity have stood as two powerful but separate theories. Quantum physics ...

School of Physics Associate Professor Elisabetta Matsumoto is unearthing the secrets of the centuries-old practice of ...

But researchers still disagree widely on how best to describe the physical reality that lies behind the mathematics, as a ...

In the push to shrink and enhance technologies that control light, MIT researchers have unveiled a new platform that pushes ...

One of the biggest challenges in modern physics is uniting quantum mechanics and general relativity. A new experiment may ...

The reason is simple physics. Since the aerial screw has a larger surface area, it moves slower to create the same lift and, ...

The Applied Physics Laboratory, a not-for-profit division of The Johns Hopkins University, meets critical national challenges through the innovative application of science and technology.

While spiritual seekers see him as the ultimate energy, some scientists have also tried to understand this concept through the lens of modern physics. It is no surprise then, that the world’s most ...

Momentum is building for quantum computing and some observers say that a usable, fault-tolerant quantum system could appear ...

A team of researchers has finally detected hidden magnetism in non-magnetic metals using only laser light—solving a 150-year mystery.