Learn how to determine the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) in a mass spectrometer! This guide walks you through the physics behind the process, from ion acceleration to detection, with practical insights ...

A team of physicists has uncovered some of the physics that make possible the etching of silicon computer chips, which power cell phones, computers, and a huge range of electronic devices. Physicist ...

Gravity causes matter to clump together, forming everything from stars to planets. Accretion disks form when material swirls around a central object due to conserved angular momentum. Magnetic fields ...

Quantum computer simulation of a symmetry-breaking phenomena has potential to advance the frontier of quantum-enabled fundamental physics. COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE ...

Pollen grains sport a variety of snazzy shapes, from golf ball–like divots to prickly knobs or swirls that evoke a peppermint candy. But these myriad patterns may all be due to one simple trick of ...

A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion observation. As described in the article published in Physical ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the impact of Internet Virtual Physics Laboratory (IVPL) instruction with traditional laboratory instruction in physics academic achievement, ...

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