Light does not “think” in any human sense. Still, under the right conditions, it can behave in a way that looks uncannily like a memory system.

The squeaking of sneakers on a gym floor is usually attributed to friction, specifically a stick-slip variety that involves cycles of sticking and sliding between two surfaces. But that model is best ...

Basketball shoes on a gym floor, bicycle brakes in need of a tune-up, or the squeal of tires are everyday examples of squeaking sounds. Such sounds have long been attributed to stick-slip friction, or ...

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

Another theory held that the forces between two particles falls off exponentially in direct relationship to the distance between two particles and that the factor by which it drops is not dependent on ...

In everyday life, designing spaces that both let air flow and absorb sound can be a tricky balancing act. Usually, materials ...

The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades. EMILY KWONG, HOST: ...

A team of EPFL researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can model complex dynamical processes while taking into account ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and Italy all took home medals for curling this Winter Olympics. But even though curling has been around for ...

• Physics departments can support transfer students in several ways, such as creating transfer programs with local two-year colleges and ensuring transfer students meet with an advisor during their ...