Relative motion between two contacting surfaces can produce visible light, a process known as triboluminescence. Scientists now fully characterize the energy emissions from peeling sticky tape in a va...

The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to particle physicist Francis Halzen today “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”

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We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted prizes, be showered in paper planes, and leave with a 10tn dollar bill, albeit in the form of a phased-out note from Zimbabwe. It is, of course, the annual Ig Nobel awards. Not to be confused with the more prestigious and career-changing Nobel prizes that will be announced in Scandinavia next month, the satirical Ig Nobels are awarded for achievements that “first make people laugh and then make them think”. Continue reading...

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. This saying is attributed to the famous socialist (and  theoretical physicist) Albert Einstein but actually trace...