In 2004 researchers reported the first clear evidence for superfluidity in solid helium-4. However, Matthew Chalmers describes recent experimental and theoretical work that has brought the very ...

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Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.

The Department of Physics offers students earning their doctorate degree the opportunity to study with leading researchers in astrophysics, biophysics, solid-state physics, particle physics and ...

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Science and technology could be revolutionized by quantum computers, but building them from solid-state devices will not be easy. Robert W Keyes of IBM's research division outlines the challenges in ...

Work that broke ground for today’s information superhighway also paved the way to a Nobel prize. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics to three scientists and ...

Researchers have detailed the physics behind a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves, which concentrates solid particles suspended in the liquid. The ...

A proposed form of ice acts like a cross between a solid and a liquid. Now, a new study strengthens the case that the weird state of matter really exists. Normal ice is composed of water molecules, ...

Condensed matter physics, which analyzes the behavior of electrons in organized solid matter, has been treated as a completely separate field of study from soft matter physics, which deals with ...