The following is an excerpt from Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli. These lessons were written for those who know little or nothing about modern science. Together they provide a rapid ...

One of the most well-accepted physical theories makes no logical sense. Quantum mechanics, the theory that governs the smallest possible spaces, forces our human brains to accept some really wacky, ...

To juniors and seniors at the University of Wisconsin - Madison planning on medical school, introductory physics is far more menacing than its "introductory" title might connote. For many of these ...

The physics department offers students many teaching laboratories, where classroom theories are put into practice through real-world experiments and simulations. From electricity and magnetism to ...

The flow of fluids is one of the most complex, beautiful, and amazing things in physics. Slow motion pictures of drops landing on water or of two fluids mixing can be simply gorgeous. Even more ...

After six Nobel Prizes, the invention of the transistor, laser and countless contributions to computer science and technology, it is the end of the road for Bell Labs' fundamental physics research lab ...