Latest physics News

How Meteorologists Forecast Weather
Understanding Textile Structures by Studying Defect Propagation
A new route to electrically controlled helimagnetic structures
The ball is round – and contrary to some keepers’ views, in this World Cup it has performed just fine
2026 ASUNARO Grant Awarded To Six Researchers
Yudai Yamazaki wins top prize (Mirai 60 Award) at inaugural IEICE Mirai 60 Award Challenge Contest
Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out
AI and Physics Draw a Blueprint for Better Hydrogen Storage Materials
A new quantum computer sets a high watermark for accuracy – are we on the verge of a big breakthrough?
University of Manchester researcher secures ERC Advanced Grant for atomic-scale nanotechnology
Expert Commentary: El Niño
Reversible switching of chirality in semiconductor material using electrochemistry
Revealing Optical Activity In Achiral Crystals
Nanometer Nanotubes For Future Electronics
Violent rocket particles could reshape future spacecraft design
Researchers make moiré 2D materials without stacking, twisting
Mysterious signals keep coming from space. We have found their ‘Rosetta stone’
Heat Lingers On In Our Cells
Study of coral surface behaviour offers new tools to understand the physics underlying infertility and ovarian cancer
Robotic ‘matter’ flows, adapts through mechanical intelligence
Minns Labor Government expands advanced and extension HSC subject access for every NSW public high school
HKUST Scholar Receives 2026 Croucher Innovation Award
Venus’ Atmosphere Jumps And Waves
New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab
2026 HSC Timetables Released
Teaching AI to operate particle accelerators with DOE grant
New Physics-Based AI Model Opens Frontiers in Dielectric Materials Exploration
How do ionic hair dryers work? Can they do what they promise?
Precision Boost For Quantum Sensor Technology
Pumping Iron Emission Lines
Crushing soda cans and the mathematics of corrugation formation
UQ space and genetics pioneers honoured by Academy of Science
Flexible gel can turn body heat into power for next-generation wearables
Nobel Laureate In Physics To Speak At Cornell April 8
Rare Discovery Of Two Protoplanets
Toward Quantum Internet
Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he’s lucky to be alive
TVs keep getting more pixels – but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see
Why does electric current change direction inside magnets?
Unleash your imagination at the Maritime Museum these school holidays
A world-first quantum battery charges faster when it gets bigger – but it’s tiny and only lasts nanoseconds
Comprehensive Digital Materials Ecosystem Streamlines Material Design
Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
Testing Large Language Models On Scientific Literature
Built on their foundations: the women whose work shaped science at ANSTO
Why do sports shoes squeak? Here’s what our research reveals
Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?