Plasma is a state of matter that emerges when a gas is heated to sufficiently high temperatures, prompting some electrons to ...

Physicists now know why quarks, the building blocks of the universe, move more slowly inside atomic nuclei, solving a 35-year-old-mystery. Quarks, the smallest particles in the universe, are far ...

A small team of physicists at the University of Amsterdam has demonstrated the ability of 3D-printed particles to propel themselves across the surface of a fluid, given the right fuel. The group has ...

Heat engines are able to turn the thermal energy of a material into force and motion. Since the industrial revolution, they've been essential for the development of modern machines and industrial ...