Phonons are sound particles or quantized vibrations of atoms in solid materials. The Debye model, a theory introduced by ...

What do brains and the stock market have in common? While this might sound like a set-up for a joke, new research from U-M researchers reveals that the behaviors of brains and economies during crises ...

The natural complexity of the universe should phase out the possibility of some advanced civilization controlling reality ...

Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the dreams of science fiction enthusiasts when he began to study the limits of ...

Investors fear the quantum concept as an unknown quantity, but once they analyse case studies around its transformative ...

The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ...

Evidence now suggests the universe’s expansion has started to slow, not speed up. The findings imply dark energy is weakening ...

This week, researchers published LIGO findings that hint at the existence of second-generation black holes. Astronomers captured a spectacular new image of the Milky Way across a wide range of radio ...

There are gazillions of different possible universes that can be described and understood using the tools provided by string ...

Today, the space station has been operating smoothly and safely for more than 1,000 days. It has accommodated seven astronaut ...

Costco seems to have just about everything ... except when it doesn't. Some Costco items are only found in certain stores, ...

MIT professor Asegun Henry's research focuses on high-efficiency energy storage, thermophotovoltaics, and thermal systems ...