Everyone has their favourite example of a trick that reliably gets a certain job done, even if they don’t really understand why. Back in the day, it might have been slapping the top of your television ...

Prof Séamus Davis has been awarded an international prize for his contributions to quantum physics. The Olli V Lounasmaa Memorial Prize for 2020 was awarded to the UCC-based scientist for his ...

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

Leading physicists of the world gathered on a German island Helgoland and disagreed on the definition of the term quantum physics. In honor of the centenary of quantum theory the journal Nature ...