Scientists in Finland transmitted electricity through air using sound waves, lasers, and radio frequencies, creating ...

A century after Nikola Tesla sketched a turbine with no blades, researchers are now using that same counterintuitive design ...

Physics experiments have changed the world irrevocably, altering our reality and enabling us to take gigantic leaps in technology. From ancient times to now, here's a look at some of the greatest ...

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully ...

A weird phenomenon in which electricity flows like water was spotted in a nanowire made of "strange metal" — a bizarre metal phase that has stumped physicists for 40 years. When you purchase through ...

The most beautiful experiment in physics, according to a poll of Physics World readers, is the interference of single electrons in a Young’s double slit. Robert P Crease reports Simply beautiful – the ...

UW-Madison is once again inviting the public to experience science in action with its popular Wonders of Physics shows, a long-running tradition that turns complex concepts into crowd-pleasing ...