A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared ...

Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered ...

Dose calculations in an anthropomorphic phantom, with the colour wash representing the relative dose calculated by CERR (left) and CERR-LSU (right) for a prostate treatment plan. (Courtesy: Med. Phys.

There have been many studies done to better understand how the heliosphere interacts with other elements and what its boundaries look like. NASA studies the heliosphere to understand the basic physics ...

Light exerts a certain amount of pressure onto a body: sun sails could thus power space probes in the future. However, when light particles (photons) hit an individual molecule and knock out an ...

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

Advance your career in radiation safety with the Master of Science in Radiological Sciences and Protection at UMass Lowell. Designed for full-time and part-time students, this interdisciplinary ...