In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis demonstrated quantum effects in an electric circuit, an advance that underlies today’s quantum computers.

Meanwhile, more recently, Terletska and Van Patten attended a reception titled “Tennessee: America’s Next Quantum Technology ...

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by ...

Physicists have measured both the momentum and position of a particle without breaking Heisenberg’s iconic uncertainty principle. In quantum mechanics, particles don’t have fixed properties the way ...

With the completion of Phase II renovations prior to the start of the Fall 2025 semester, Bryn Mawr’s Park Science Center now ...

The Society of Physics Students invites you to a fun afternoon of science from 1-3 pm. Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Physics Building on campus, 825 W. Dickson St.