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

Physicists at the UK’s Central Laser Facility have recorded the first observation of quantum radiation reaction, detecting ...

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

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Dignitaries formally inaugurate the beginning of FLARE operations. From left: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin; Hantao Ji, PPPL physicist and FLARE’s principal investigator; Brandon Thorne, director of ...

Energy teleportation sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but now, research shows that you can actually pull energy from nothing. “This really does test it,” Seth Lloyd, a quantum physicist at ...

Scientists observe a visible time crystal for the first time, revealing a phase of matter that repeats patterns through time.

Roland Winston, SB’56, SM’57, PhD’63—a pioneer in solar energy, engineering, and physics—died Feb. 8 at his home in California. He was 88. Winston was a University of Chicago professor in the ...

Scientists in the particle physics community are bringing environmental and climate issues to the table in discussions about future research. Using a particle collider requires a lot of energy. For ...