New Scientist

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

In physics, breakthroughs are rare. Experiments are slow, expensive and often end up refining, rather than rewriting, our understanding of the universe. But what if the only constraint on scientific ...
Phys.org

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Last year, a study led by planetary scientist Richard Cartwright at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, proposed that deposits of carbon dioxide ice and other ...
Princeton University

U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright visits Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on Aug. 20 at a pivotal time for the race toward reliable fusion energy, which decisions ...
The Economist

A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics

At the foot of the thickly forested Dashi Hill, in southern China’s Guangdong province, pre-approved visitors can take a ride aboard a unique yellow train. Rather than winding through the serene ...
SciELO

Experimental physics laboratory 2: calculating the value of water density using metal rod and water container

This article presents a detailed analysis of an undergraduate physics laboratory experiment designed to determine the density of water using fundamental measurement techniques and data analysis ...
WHYY

Princeton physics experiment aims to shed light on disruptive solar flares

Dignitaries formally inaugurate the beginning of FLARE operations. From left: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin; Hantao Ji, PPPL physicist and FLARE’s principal investigator; Brandon Thorne, director of ...
NJBIZ

NJ plans $49M plasma lab in Princeton with SOSV, PPPL

The state announced its 11th Strategic Innovation Center June 17. Boost plasma-focused startup creation and acceleration; Promote industry collaboration; and Commercialize groundbreaking technologies ...
University of California

UC Irvine scientists among winners of Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Researchers in the University of California, Irvine’s Department of Physics & Astronomy were among thousands of scientists from 70 countries to share in the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics ...
Daily Camera

CU Boulder names first woman to lead its Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

California professor Bethany Ehlmann will be the first woman to lead the university’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics as its next director, the University of Colorado Boulder announced on ...
HUB

Dave Van Wie named next director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Dave Van Wie has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) as its next director. Van Wie, currently the Air and Missile Defense Sector Head at APL, will succeed Ralph ...
Columbia Daily Spectator

Harnessing the Sun at the Columbia Plasma Physics Lab

At the Columbia Plasma Physics Lab, researchers are tackling one of the most pressing challenges in creating clean energy: making nuclear fusion a viable power source. Unlike nuclear fission—the type ...