Once a baffling theory, quantum mechanics has evolved into a driving force behind modern technology and frontier research.

By feeding students the mysteries and wonder of modern physics, Don Lincoln hopes to ‘blow their minds.’ ...

Scientists at CERN spent the last decade waiting for a one-in-ten-billion chance event, and now they’ll spend the next few years figuring out whether it challenges the laws that (we think) govern the ...

Suggested Citation: "5. Physics Education." National Research Council. 2001. Physics in a New Era: An Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10118. Modern society ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the ...

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and polymath widely hailed as the "father of modern science".

Who is known as the Father of Modern Science? Galileo Galilei holds this prestigious title for revolutionizing how we ...

New research suggests time could hold the key to resolving mysteries of gravity, quantum mechanics, and other phenomena in ...

For student learning outcomes, please see wiu.edu/provost/learningoutcomes. The science of Physics explores the basic properties of matter, energy, and their mutual ...