Zero-point energy sits at a strange crossroads between hard physics and science fiction, promising limitless power from the ...

A question of fun: The physics behind velocity, inertia and gravity are different in the digital world, and for good reason. At this point in time, mimicking the way things work in real life right ...

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Walt Hickey: So, what does physics say about this shrinking thing? James Kakalios: We’re made of atoms, and the neighboring atoms are all ...

Why does light carry energy even though it has no mass? This video explains the real physics behind photons, energy–momentum ...

Guess which of these five unbelievable facts are real physics in this April Fools' Day episode of What the Physics?! National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major ...

Nvidia announced its Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint, a technology that enables industry software developers to build digital twins with realistic real-time physics. It enables computer-aided engineering ...

Pick up any science fiction book from the 1960s, and you’ll find parallel dimensions explained through magic portals or mysterious machines that work “just because.” Today’s readers want stories that ...

Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Poor old Richard Branson. SpaceShipTwo has only just stopped smouldering after struggling to get more than 20km ...

Reading Christopher Pinney’s 2018 book The Waterless Sea: a Curious History of Mirages, I was struck by a phrase he used to describe mirages, and indeed all illusions: “real, but not true”. There is ...

What would it be like? Let’s find out. https://youtu.be/2eH0J51-ihA 3D artist Michał Mroszczak has put together a funny little video set in the world of Minecraft ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It's true. A real-time physics engine will debut in Madden NFL 13. The wait is over, the disappointment is over and along with it, the era of ...