I don’t know about you, but I look back rather nostalgically on the practical exams that I took as an 18 year old as part of my A-levels in physics and chemistry. At the time, I wasn’t looking forward ...

Physics experiments have changed the world irrevocably, altering our reality and enabling us to take gigantic leaps in technology. From ancient times to now, here's a look at some of the greatest ...

(1) A Laboratory Manual of Experiments in Physics. By Prof. Leonard Rose Ingersoll. Pp. ix + 220. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; London: McGraw-Hill ...

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In a new milestone for fusion energy research, physicists in China say they have exceeded the plasma-density limit.

Diana Parno’s head swam when she first stepped inside the enormous, metallic vessel of the experiment KATRIN. Within the house-sized, oblong structure, everything was symmetrical, clean and blindingly ...

In our major, annual survey of almost 2,000 science teachers and technicians, insufficient time (58%), challenging student behaviour (48%), and the cost of consumables and chemicals (43%) were cited ...