Apr. 7, 2025 — A scientist gives an answer to a long-standing question in theoretical glass physics: what does it mean to be an order parameter for an inherently out-of-equilibrium system?

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. A barometer is a tool ...

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics ...

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Suppose the mercury bowl of a barometer to be placed on a table and the glass tube so arranged as to admit of its being lifted by hand, the force that will be required to lift the tube will be ...

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