(Nanowerk Spotlight) While investigations into magnetism predate 1820, it was Hans Christian Ørsted's discovery in that year that truly inaugurated the field of electromagnetism by demonstrably ...

The standard model of particle physics is the quantum theory that describes all but one of the known fundamental forces (electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions, but not gravity) in the Universe ...

According to recent measurements by Purdue University physicists, an electron may not be a simple negative point charge, as scientists often describe it. Professor of physics David Koltick says his ...

As the rapid development of aerospace and nuclear industries, higher requirements are raised for the service life of detectors and the safety of staff. Gamma ray with extremely short wavelength and ...

Particle simulations reveal more raindrops, packed more tightly together, lead to earlier streamer discharges in high-voltage DC transmission lines.

Fusion reactor wall materials must endure extreme heat, neutron irradiation, and fusion plasma interactions. Studies reveal that tungsten carbide is a remarkably competent neutron shield material with ...

Radiation shielding materials play a critical role in many commercial and industrial applications such as medical imaging and therapy, nuclear waste storage, space exploration, and food sterilization.