Physics News

Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions -- an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications

An international team of plasma physicists has used one of the world's most powerful lasers to create highly unusual plasma composed of hollow atoms

The realisation of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be generated from 'solid-state' chips, bringing us closer to the quantum 'internet'

The search is all but over for a subatomic particle that is a crucial building block of the universe

Recent research offers a new spin on using nanoscale semiconductor structures to build faster computers and electronics. Literally.

In a breakthrough for the field of particle physics researchers have established new limits on what scientists call "long-range spin-spin interactions" between atomic particles

It turns out the meteor that landed in Russia last week was a bit bigger than the 10 tons first reported. About 1,000 times bigger

A new study using observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe

With the latest discovery by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), current cooling systems which uses refrigerant harmful to the ozone layer could be replaced by a revolutionary cooling system using lasers.

A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature "tractor beam" - as featured in the Star Trek series - in a development which may lead to more efficient medical testing