An invisible force has long eluded detection within the halls of the world’s most famous particle accelerator—until now.

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

In this science-packed episode, Jiwi explores the power of the lever through a brilliantly designed chain reaction. Discover ...

In 1927, physicists gathered to discuss the recent formulation of quantum mechanics, at the Solvay Conference on Physics in Brussels. Many important figures were in attendance, including Werner ...

Wallpaper*: Can you share the inspiration behind the title of your current show ‘Western Mechanics.’’? Alex Prager: The title Western Mechanics is intentionally ambiguous, nodding at Americana ...

Of auto mechanics with college degrees, the most common majors in 2021 were business (6,830), engineering (5,776), and engineering technologies (2,020); these have consistently been the top three ...

The full, weird story of the quantum world is much too large for a single article, but the period from 1905, when Einstein first published his solution to the photoelectric puzzle, to the 1960’s, when ...

A radical theory that consistently unifies gravity and quantum mechanics while preserving Einstein's classical concept of spacetime has been announced in two papers published simultaneously by UCL ...

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