The appointment of Dr. Ira Wolfson reflects Quantum X Labs' ongoing commitment to building a top global team of scientists ...
Purdue University students take part in activities at the newly-created physics labs in Indianapolis. Purdue University photo/Alisha Willett INDIANAPOLIS —Purdue University is expanding hands-on ...
The physics department offers students many teaching laboratories, where classroom theories are put into practice through real-world experiments and simulations. From electricity and magnetism to ...
A robust body of research examines and addresses gender discrepancies in many fields, but physics is not one of them, Cornell researchers have found. Men are overrepresented not only in number but in ...
A study has found that students are more engaged in laboratory courses that are designed to emphasize and teach experimentation skills (Courtesy:iStock/AlexPotemkin ...
Come to lab (hopefully not late). Most likely listen to a boring (but short) lecture that seems similar to stuff that was also covered in lecture class – but it’s still confusing. Look at some new ...
New research shows that traditional physics labs, which strive to reinforce the concepts students learn in lecture courses, can actually have a negative impact on students. At the same time, ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, professors had to pivot their lab courses quickly —sometimes in a matter of hours—to work remotely. Physicist and physics education researcher JILA Fellow ...