UC Newsroom |

The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics

How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.

UC Newsroom |

The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics

How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.

UC Santa Barbara |

Remembering Stephen Hawking

UC Santa Barbara physicists reminisce about collaborating on many projects with the Cambridge legend.

UC Berkeley |

Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals

UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara are helping to rewrite the laws of physics.

UC Irvine |

Blazing a trail for others

Native American physicist opens doors for underserved communities to conduct cutting-edge research.

BBC News |

Pear-shaped nuclei discovery challenges time travel hopes

New research confirmed by Lawrence Livermore National Lab may mean a rewrite for physics textbooks.

UC San Diego |

Butterfly wings under X-ray reveal insights about color

What makes these insects so bright and colorful? UC San Diego may have found the answer.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine alums approach the goal of fusion power

Their experimental reactor may be the most viable avenue yet to a limitless, carbon-neutral energy source.

UC San Diego |

Star role models at UC San Diego

As the number of women interested in majoring in physics increases, three new professors hope to open doors.

Los Angeles Times |

Can science bake a better apple pie?

A class at UCLA teaches all about the science behind what makes lettuce crispy, coffee bitter, and apple pie truly tasty.
UC Office of the President |

Universe's baby pictures

Images from Planck telescope shed light on cosmos' earliest times.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Understanding what’s up with the Higgs boson

Berkeley Lab scientists, major contributors to the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, explain what the excitement is about.