Researcher whose contribution to science was described as ‘close to Einstein’ specialised in the study of subatomic particles ...

In the world of physics, few names resonate as profoundly as Yang Chen-Ning. The esteemed physicist, Nobel laureate, and influential academic passed away on October 18, 2025, in B ...

On April 3, 1846, Charles Wheatstone was about to present the Friday evening lecture at London’s Royal Institution. He had been invited by Michael Faraday, who had long been conducting research there ...

Electromagnetic knots represent intricate, three-dimensional configurations in which electric and magnetic field lines interlace to form non‐trivial topological structures. These configurations, ...

During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String theory has not, however, fulfilled expectations. That is why we are of the ...

He and a colleague created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of ...

Bootstrapping strings Evidence that string theory could be the sole viable “theory of everything” has emerged in a new theoretical study of particle scattering. (Courtesy: iStock/Anadmist) Striking ...

You may think of physics as a way to explain the behaviors of things like black holes, colliding particles, falling apples, and quantum computers. But a small group physicists today is working on a ...

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IIT Guwahati has officially released the GATE 2026 syllabus and exam pattern for all subjects on its website. About 85% of the GATE Physics paper covers core Physics topics, while the remaining 15% ...

Noted Chinese physicist and Nobel Laureate Chen Ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103 years old. Yang was born ...