The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can ...

The transverse Thomson effect is observed for the first time: current, heat, and magnetic fields generate controlled cooling ...

WashU physicists build quantum sensors in boron nitride sheets to study magnetism and stress under extreme pressure.

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In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

Most earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. MIT’s ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

A Hiroshima University team has designed a feasible way to detect the Unruh effect, where acceleration turns quantum vacuum ...

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Each mineral in a volcanic deposit is like a microscopic thermometer that records magma chamber temperature over time.

Scientists recreated earthquakes in the lab to uncover how quake energy is split between heat, shaking, and rock damage.