Mathematicians have solved a physics puzzle using backyard sprinklers. Experiments with silly sprinklers clarified how reverse sprinklers rotate. The key lies in how water momentum collides inside the ...

A decade after uncovering a mysterious mathematical relationship in the physics of "jamming," Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi ...

A team of mathematicians from New York University and the Colorado School of Mines ...

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Jainendra K. Jain's theory of composite fermions belongs firmly in the second category.Born in rural Rajasthan and now the Erwin W. Müller Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University, Jain ...

The competition has both theory and practical components and tests the students on their problem-solving skills.

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The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a ...

Daniela and Amélie, both 15 and from Wandsworth, secured third place in the Institute of Physics’ Eurekas competition with their ...

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Western's Rotman Institute of Philosophy hosted a global Summit on Interdisciplinarity. Director Dan Lizotte explains why 'wicked problems' need philosophy.

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