Topspin: a lethal weapon. Topspin is one of the modern tennis player's most powerful weapons. When top exponents such as recently retired star Rafael Nadal deploy it, the ball can spin at more ...

The physics of the universe appear to be fine-tuned for life. ... (What mechanism separated the other forces of nature is an ongoing direction of modern-day physics research.) ...

Subhash Kak, Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, recently resolved the twin paradox, known as one of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics.

Apart from dark matter, dark energy, black holes, and the missing-baryons of the universe, one of the most captivating mysteries in modern day physics centers on antimatter. Particularly, it ...

If the Higgs boson was the missing piece in proving modern day physics theory, scientists in Japan say that the discovery of a similar particle is still part of a larger still unsolved puzzle that ...

Physics J.L. Heilbron Oxford Univ., $18.95. Modern physicists like to compare themselves to the ancient Greeks — searchers for knowledge about the ultimate foundations of reality.

Albert Einstein is revered for his scientific intellect, which laid the foundations for modern-day physics and earned him introductions with some of the most exclusive people on Earth. His ...