Optical detector The black rectangle at the centre of this image is a high-speed semiconductor photodiode that converts laser pulses to super-stable microwave frequencies. The diode is surrounded by a ...

Researchers in Europe have made a key breakthrough in fundamental nuclear physics by making the first direct mass measurement of an element heavier than uranium. They say that their new technique will ...

More than one-third of new physics PhD graduates in the United States accepted 'potentially permanent' positions across all sectors in 2013 or 2014 — the highest proportion in a decade, according to a ...