Discover the physics that matters
Technology
Molecular antennae
Advancements in LED physics show promise for communication systems and medical diagnoses
Everyday physics
Conservation of linear momentum
From billiard balls and bullets to rockets and light, discover how a universal symmetry of nature preserves momentum everywhere.
Quantum physics
Quantum tunneling
A journey into the quantum world, where particles defy walls, probabilities rule, and tunneling powers the stars and life itself.
History of physics
Ampère's law
The law that revealed the hidden link between electricity and magnetism.
Quantum physics
Revisiting Bohr and Einstein, 100 Years On
How a modern MIT experiment answers one of the deepest questions in the Bohr–Einstein debate
Editorial
Reaffirming our support for LGBT+ people
Scientists identifying as LGBT+ have long shaped our view of the world. We support gender identities and believe they have no bearing on the science we do.
Space
LIGO detects gravitational waves
LIGO made the first direct detection of gravitational waves, but what is LIGO, what are gravitational waves and why does this matter?
Space
How to fight asteroids
An asteroid has hit the Earth before and may hit it again with devastating consequences: figuring out how we can fight one is a very real problem physicists are trying to solve
Space
Why the BICEP2 results are important to physicists, part 2
How physicists use BICEP2, a telescope in the remote South Pole, to study polarisation of CMBR; and how some believe it should be verified first.
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05.31.21
Episode 9
26 min
The edge of the universe
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01.18.21
Episode 8
25 min
Electrons and philosophical questions
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06.06.19
Episode 7
24 min
Superhero physics—the MCU edition
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