By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position ...

This series of short explainer films with Professor Brian Cox comprises six clips focused on forces, speed and motion. Each ...

Centripetal and centrifugal forces are central to circular motion, but they're not the same. Discover the differences between ...

There may be a fifth fundamental force of the universe that we haven’t documented yet — and, according to new research, our best bet of uncovering it may not lie in deep space, but in objects ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have detected a previously unknown quantum force capable of bending light in ...

Bloch oscillations are periodic oscillations of quantum particles in a repeating energy "landscape" (e.g., a crystal lattice) ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. What does it take to launch into space? Other ...