Discover the science and technology behind the electromagnetic railgun, a revolutionary long-range naval weapon that uses ...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the ...

The Air Force's top officer, Gen. Charles Brown, said electromagnetic spectrum operations could flip the cost curve for defeating enemies. (Melanie Rodgers Cox/Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Air Force is ...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the ...

The strong force or strong nuclear force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, along with gravity, electromagnetism and the weak force. As the name suggests, the strong force is the ...

Electromagnetic momentum and optical forces have emerged as pivotal concepts in modern optical science, bridging fundamental physics and advanced technological applications. At its core, ...

The KC-46 Pegasus will replace the Air Force's aging refueling tankers. (Paul Weatherman/Boeing) The Air Force is working with the Pentagon’s operational test and evaluation office to reconcile ...

The Air Force has taken a number of steps to improve its electromagnetic spectrum posture — from reorganizing offices to relying more on adaptable technologies. (Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/U.S. Air ...

You have a wire that is carring an AC current through a magnetic field caused by two magnets. The current flowing in the wire is in the X direction and the magnetic field is in the Y direction. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Depending on how you look at it, each force has a scale and a ...

When most of us picture an atom, we think about a small nucleus made of protons and neutrons orbited by one or more electrons. We view these electrons as point-like while rapidly orbiting the nucleus.