About a month ago, and with a far less alliterative title, About Physics reported on how natural electric fields may aid healing. A recent IEEE Spectrum article expands on ... Read More

The world of theoretical physics is far stranger than the world we experience on a daily basis. Quantum wavefunctions transform probability into discrete reality, which may or may not ... Read More

Every year, science fair directors across the country nominate middle school students - grades 5 through 8 - for the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, the only competition of its ... Read More

As the back-to-school season commences, many students at all educational levels will find themselves once again approaching the task of understanding physics and other science topics. About Physics provides ... Read More

The debate over dark matter has reached a turning point today, as NASA announced that it had observational evidence in strong support of dark matter over alternative gravity theories. Using ... Read More

I just stumbled upon this amusing site, How to Destroy the Earth, which analyzes the possible ways to annihilate the Earth. Some intriguing physical concepts are tackled on this ... Read More

What is a planet? This is a question that is on the minds of the International Astronomical Union now, as they attempt to formalize a definition of planet. Depending on ... Read More

In the book Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness, physics professors from the University of Calfornia Santa Cruz bring their popular science course for non-science majors to the page, illuminating one ... Read More

Over the past several years, astronomers have identified a number of neutron stars which move at rapid speeds. Neutron stars are roughly the size of a large city and ... Read More

Electronics work by controlling and using the flow of electrons throughout a circuit. But imagine if, instead of electrons, you could build a "photonic" circuit that controlled and responded ... Read More

Recent astronomical surveys indicate that the age of the universe may be off, according to an article in New Scientist magazine. By comparing the measurements of two stars, the ... Read More

If you're like me, you frequently get annoyed with the way physics is portrayed in movies. The website Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics (ISMP) records some of the worst violations. ... Read More

Scientists have successfully designed and tested a "mirror" that reflects beams of atoms in much the same way that beams of light are reflected off conventional mirrors. Previous work ... Read More

Funding for scientific research is a sadly politicized process, with lobbyists and businesses deciding what is or is not an important avenue of research. A new website seems to ... Read More

In a move that will excite fans of comics and science fiction, Dr. Ulf Leonhardt published research in the New Journal of Physics indicating that machines which can bend light ... Read More