Category: Blogs/Article

Berkeley News is UC Berkeley’s main news and information engine. They cover a wide variety of topics but you can also find amazing physics articles to get your physics fix. “Zapping hydrogen gas with 168 lasers transforms it into a metal” is my personal fave. You can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date…

One of the most up-to-date science websites is Phys.org, a major online science, research, and technology news aggregator that offers briefs from press releases and reports from news agencies. If you’re seeking a specific topic in physics, you’ll almost certainly find it here. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook – they’re one of the most popular science accounts out…

If you haven’t read the physics articles on Physics Forums Insights, you’re missing out! It contains a collection of physics articles written by experts on each topic. These topics include astronomy and cosmology and written in an accessible way to all levels. For openers, this article on the Big Bang and infinity notions is a good place…

Specializing in all things condensed matter and nanoscale physics, the Nanoscale Views blog was created by Douglas Natelson in 2005. He has a huge archive of incredibly easy-to-digest material on topics ranging from how to get started in nanotechnology to big questions about condensed matter physics. Douglas is also on Twitter, so be sure to follow him!

Funsize Physics is where you can experience all the excitement of scientific discovery in a “funsize” package! It is one of the most modern physics blogs on this list that will appeal to students and young professionals on their path to entering the physics community. Through short articles and creative DIY activities, the website makes…

On Leap Day 2004, Sean Carroll, a physicist at Caltech, started a little blog called Preposterous Universe. Today, you can find hundreds of extremely well-written blogs on his website. Although it’s not entirely a science blog, you can find amazing physics blog topics like quantum mechanics, dark matter, cosmology, and much more! And if you don’t…

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If you prefer text to videos, you might want to check out Nicole Sharp’s FY! Fluid Dynamics. Here you will find articles that describe the wonders of fluid dynamics in an easy-to-understand style. Five times a week, you’ll discover new posts about the physics of liquids, gases, plasmas, granular materials, and anything else that acts…

Jonathan Thomas-Palmer began videotaping all of his classes in 2011 and sharing them online, leading to the creation of his FlippingPhysics YouTube channel, which now has over 500 videos and nearly 100,000 subscribers. His extremely educational and entertaining videos starring Billy, Bobby, and Bo (characters he himself plays) can break down even the most difficult topics,…

This is the blog to follow if you want to keep up with the latest in physics and science from one of the top research institutions in the world. Because MIT’s Department of Physics is widely regarded as a world leader in physics research, you can be confident that the research discussed is the bleeding…