The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

Quantum defects are tiny imperfections in solid crystal lattices that can trap individual electrons and their "spin" (i.e., ...

For instance, once a skater leaps into the air, they’re stuck with however much angular momentum they’ve created. But a ...

Aggro Crab, the developer of hit co-op game Peak and arbiter of "friendslop" (although we're still undecided on that phrase ...

For decades, astronomers have looked to the outer reaches of the cosmos for answers to our most fundamental questions: Where ...

Lancaster University has created a new spin-out company, Photarix, to pioneer secure communications in the quantum era.

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, ...

A team at the University at Buffalo has made it possible to simulate complex quantum systems without needing a supercomputer.

Identifying the gravitational waves from black holes binaries could also make it clearer to detect primordial gravitational ...

Deep in the core of most galaxies, hidden by spinning clouds of gas and dust, black holes spin like cosmic engines. These ...

The spin-out team members have been recognised for exceptional early-career contributions to the application of physics in an industrial or commercial context.

Professor Cristina Lazzeroni, Professor Mark Dennis and Dr Lok Yiu Wu have received medals in this year's awards.