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 ...

New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black ...

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.

When we hear the word “radiation,” a certain image tends to pop up: toxic green barrels, blinking hazard signs, post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibes. But radiation didn’t arrive with nuclear power plants or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...