For the first time, a quantum radiation reaction in strong electromagnetic fields has been demonstrated experimentally by ...

The Minecraft movie trailer includes a classic in-game trick: placing water before landing to avoid fall damage. In the game this works perfectly, but real-world physics paints a much harsher picture.

My academic path studying physics at Tsinghua University began in 1981 where I completed a Bachelor’s and Master’s before earning a PhD in 1992. I then did a postdoc at the Central Iron & Steel ...

The history of computing has primarily revolved around physical materials. From the silicon transistors of the mid-20th century to today’s ...

Big money has followed the siren call of technological advances in fusion power and its promise of clean, limitless energy ...

Paul Heath knew the rice-cooking David McLean was his sort of guy. Then one humid morning, he reached for the camera to capture a post-shower moment ...

A "historically anchored" Roswell movie is coming, while filmmakers ranging from Steven Spielberg to Joseph Kosinski tout ...

Physics is beautiful in its ideas and in the people who pursue them across borders. What better, then, than for 16 laboratories across Asia, Europe and North America to throw open their doors for a ...

Pakistan's only Nobel laureate, Abdus Salam, helped build the foundations of the country's nuclear programme. Because he ...

Christopher Nolan is perhaps the defining director of our time. The auteur is the master of IMAX-scale blockbusters, ...

A new film squares up to the tough task of reinventing Marie Curie, one of science's biggest stars, by building a big picture of her work – and its future fallout ...

In June, the Trump administration nevertheless launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. And today, it might strike Iran again over its nuclear ambitions — this time despite President ...