Most readers of this blog first got interested in physics for a variety of reasons — be it an inspiring teacher, a good popular-science book, or just a deeply held desire to get to the bottom of ...

The research group of Professor Hideo Ohno and Associate Professor Shunsuke Fukami of Tohoku University has studied the control of magnetization using a current applied to heterostructures comprising ...

Medical Physics is the application of physics research to the medical arts for the design of equipment and techniques used to safely study the human body and diagnose and treat diseases. Medical ...

A new report shows the significant role of physics, which contributed an estimated $2.3 trillion (12.6 percent of U.S. GDP) in 2016 alone. Industrial physics encompasses the application of physics ...

Fractal geometry offers a rigorous framework for describing irregular and self-similar structures that are ubiquitous across nature and technology. This field has profoundly influenced our ...

As part of our Essential Textbooks in Physics series, the third volume of Application-Driven Quantum and Statistical Physics, is not one to miss. If you are a student craving an alternative approach ...

Cynthia (Thia) Keppel received the American Physical Society’s Distinguished Lectureship Award on the Applications of Physics in 2019 for her pioneering work in proton therapy and for promoting ...

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

October 1, 2007—Anxious celebrities worried about how their skin looks on high-definition television can attribute their woes to Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Larry J. Hornbeck. He invented ...