Nobel-winning laser discoveries that lit up the field
Three scientists shared the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their work that has "revolutionised" the field of laser physics.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 2, 2018
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UK physicist donates $3 million prize to boost diversity
One of Britain's leading astrophysicists is donating her $3 million purse from a major science prize to encourage diversity in physics.
Other
Sep 6, 2018
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Gravitational waves: Why the fuss?
Great excitement rippled through the physics world Monday at news of the first-ever detection of two ultra-dense neutron stars converging in a violent smashup.
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2017
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The Latest: Nobel-winning scientists laud each other, team
The Latest on the Nobel Physics Prize (all times local):
General Physics
Oct 3, 2017
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Nobel physics prize: A big award often for tiny materials
The Nobel Physics Prize honors big discoveries involving materials often too small to be seen by the naked eye.
General Physics
Oct 3, 2017
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UK physicist who worked on Higgs boson dies: university
Tom Kibble, a leading British physicist whose work helped lead to the discovery of the Higgs boson, died Thursday aged 83, his university in London said.
General Physics
Jun 2, 2016
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Late Cornell professor's Nobel Prize medal to be auctioned
An 18-karat gold Nobel Prize medal awarded to former Cornell University physicist Kenneth Wilson in 1982 is being sold at auction by his estate.
Other
May 25, 2016
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Neutrino research: Tracking a shapeshifter
For over eight decades, the neutrino—one of the most abundant yet elusive particles in the Universe, has been giving physicists the runaround, forever shape-shifting just out of reach.
General Physics
Oct 6, 2015
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Nobel laureate hopes work could pave way to fusion power
Canadian Arthur McDonald, who shared the Nobel Physics Prize with Takaaki Kajita of Japan, said Tuesday he hoped their work on neutrinos could pave the way to nuclear fusion power.
General Physics
Oct 6, 2015
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The Latest: Research changed the course of particle physics
Latest developments in the announcements of the Nobel Prizes (all times local):
General Physics
Oct 6, 2015
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