Plasma is the "fourth state of matter" alongside solids, liquids, and gases. When a neutral gas is superheated, some of its ...

Dark energy—the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the universe ...

For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a nearly perfect quantum fluid, challenging ...

Last year, we reported on an exciting hint of new physics in the first data analysis results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)—namely that the dark energy, rather than being ...

A decade in the making, this upgraded detector will explore the properties of the quark-gluon plasma that formed a millionth ...

In the Universe, thermonuclear fusion is a common reaction: it is the source of energy for stars. On Earth producing energy ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

Funds will support two collaborations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and one collaboration with Columbia University ...

Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many ...