Physics

Bright idea: Wolfgang Ketterle (in his M.I.T lab) hopes to discover new forms of matter by studying ultracold atoms.

The Coldest Place in the Universe

Physicists in Massachusetts come to grips with the lowest possible temperature: absolute zero

Absolute Zero

Why Is A Negative Number Called Absolute Zero?

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Rain Man

Snow, sleet, hail or volcanic eruption cloud physicist Peter Hobbs will find a way to fly into it

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Putting the Brakes on Light

Light travels 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum; in Lene Hau's lab, it ambles at 38 miles an hour

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Phenomena, Comment & Notes

Today's physics allow outrageous possibilities: faster-than-light travel across the galaxy, or even our learning to make new universes to specification

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