Physics

  1. Physics

    A very good blast from the past

    And into the future: New, cool stuff that lasers can do.

    By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
  2. Physics

    Explainer: What is a laser?

    Lasers are the brightest source of light on Earth and produce the purest form of color possible.

    By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
  3. Chemistry

    Prizes award big ideas about small things

    Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Tech

    When love-hate is materially good

    Researchers copy nature's water-loving, water-repelling ways to make smarter stuff

    By Stefi Weisburd
  5. Physics

    New waves for safe flying

    Scientists are perfecting a new generation of airport scanning machines.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Physics

    The newest superheavy in town

    Superheavy element forged in lab is a first.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Planets

    Mercury’s magnetic twisters

    The planet's strange atmosphere may have a lot to do with the sun.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Chemistry

    The memory of a material

    A popular polymer can remember what shape it was in.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Health & Medicine

    Making light of sleep

    Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.

    By Susan Gaidos
  10. Physics

    The hottest soup in New York

    A quark-gluon plasma reaches the highest temperature ever measured in a lab.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Tech

    The science of disappearing

    Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Physics

    Small but WISE

    A new telescope will scan the entire sky and see (infra)red.

    By Stephen Ornes
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