Articles from category Physics

In physics, sensitivity is key: A conversation with Prof. Michał Parniak

In articles about him, one word keeps returning: outstanding. He has developed a record-breaking quantum memory, can store light, and is building a quantum sensor for the European Space Agency.…

Voting at a polling place during the 2020 presidential election in Poland.

Split down the middle: What drives this even split? Elections through the eyes of physicists

Have you ever wondered why the results of many elections and referendums so often hover around a 50–50 split? Candidates run neck and neck, and the winner is decided by…

An innovative computational model reveals the cause of the disease: scientists on the trail of epilepsy

It is one of the most common neurological diseases. Epilepsy affects 1% of the world’s population. Although the condition has been known for thousands of years, we are still waiting…