Gravitational waves reveal an astounding number of black hole mergers – and help scientists to solve astronomical mysteries.Gravitational waves reveal an astounding number of black hole mergers – and help scientists to solve astronomical mysteries.
How the tuition crisis, together with the use of information technology, could shake the foundations of higher education as we know it.How the tuition crisis, together with the use of information technology, could shake the foundations of higher education as we know it.
Michael Kosterlitz, David Thouless and Duncan Haldane received the Nobel Prize for revealing "the secrets of exotic matter". And what does this have to do with bagels and pretzels?Michael Kosterlitz, David Thouless and Duncan Haldane received the Nobel Prize for revealing "the secrets of exotic matter". And what does this have to do with bagels and pretzels?
Nobel laureate Carl Wieman is passionate about teaching physics and math more effectively: students should not only learn facts but start thinking like scientists. Nobel laureate Carl Wieman is passionate about teaching physics and math more effectively: students should not only learn facts but start thinking like scientists.
Large-scale quantum computing will change our lives as much as the internet revolution and cell phone revolution - when it materializes.Large-scale quantum computing will change our lives as much as the internet revolution and cell phone revolution - when it materializes.
How a 'pile' became the world's first nuclear reactorHow a 'pile' became the world's first nuclear reactor
From quantum physics and molecular biology to energy politics and climate change: meet an extraordinary Nobel Laureate.Dieser Nobelpreisträger kennt sich nicht nur in der Quantenphysik aus, sondern kümmert sich auch um Molekularbiologie, Energiepolitik und engagiert sich im Klimaschutz.
A meeting of two giants of physics that might have changed the course of historyA meeting of two giants of physics that might have changed the course of history
60th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein: How his general relativity theory changed the world.
Volker Steger had an unusual idea: he asked Nobel Laureates to draw their respective topics, then he photographed them with their sketches. An exhibition of these remarkable images has already travelled around the world.
Wigner was not only one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century – he is also one of the least known. The modest genius died twenty years ago.
