Crystals, bacterial colonies, flame fronts: the growth of surfaces was first described in the 1980s by the ...

The concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim ...

Claudio Chamon will join the Purdue University College of Science beginning fall 2025. Photo by Frank Curran. Quantum science is the next frontier in scientific achievement and Purdue University is ...

By feeding students the mysteries and wonder of modern physics, Don Lincoln hopes to ‘blow their minds.’ ...

Michel H. Devoret, the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Yale University, who has spent a career probing the intricate dynamics of qubits and quantum information, has won ...

I will then discuss how these methods can be leveraged to implement topological braiding operations by encircling exceptional points in the spectrum of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. Bio: Hugo Ribeiro is ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

In the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was young, physicists Jane Dewey and Laura Chalk performed some of the first experimental tests of the theory, based on a phenomenon called the Stark effect. Later ...

Students heading to class in the Duane Physics and Astrophysics building now have a glimpse into the world’s largest particle detectors in a new mural painted by Veronica Keff. A senior in ...

Drinking a Tito's Vodka Moscow Mule, for science.

For student learning outcomes, please see wiu.edu/provost/learningoutcomes. The science of Physics explores the basic properties of matter, energy, and their mutual ...

From solar panels to nanoscale machines, physics applications of origami and kirigami have surged in recent years. Simon Perks reports (Courtesy: iStock/Li Kim Goh) We’ve all admired the delicate ...