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This video documents the process of filming a science fiction inspired fan film project. It highlights planning, practical effects, and camera techniques used to create a cinematic sequence. The Late ...

Physics Colloquium Date: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 Time: 4– 5 p.m. Location: Olsen 503 Supriya Chakrabarti, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of ...

If you asked a thousand physicists, they would all disagree. This statement could apply to any number of topics – whether the universe is infinite, what dark matter is made of, how to make wires ...

Modern-day communications rely on both fibre-optic cables and wireless radiofrequency (RF) microwave communications. Reaching higher data transmission capabilities is going to require technologies ...

Quantum computer simulation of a symmetry-breaking phenomena has potential to advance the frontier of quantum-enabled fundamental physics. COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a ...

In the past year several improvements in Geant4 hadronic physics code have been made, both for HEP and nuclear physics applications. We discuss the implications of these changes for physics simulation ...

Most people have never heard of vacuum decay, but if it happened it would be the biggest natural disaster in the universe. Sure, an asteroid could destroy a city or wipe out life on Earth. A supernova ...

Rose Yu has a plan for how to make AI better, faster and smarter — and it’s already yielding results. When she was 10 years old, Rose Yu got a birthday present that would change her life — and, ...