Take a self-guided tour from quantum to cosmos!
Young Minds
Science is an all-ages pursuit, powered by a blend of curiosity, challenge, and exploration. Young minds are a vital part of the team. Discover the fun of science, and meet some of young people pursuing great discoveries.
Early computers were room-sized mechanical brains complete with wheels, shafts, and cranks. Then the playful and ingenious Claude Shannon came…
In his latest book, UK Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees explores how humanity’s rapid technological advances are threatening – and…
Fifteen years after attending Perimeter’s physics summer school, astrophysicist and science writer Stephanie Keating takes a ride with a new…
Undergraduate student Gebremedhin Dagnew’s childhood tinkering habits ignited a deep desire to figure out what makes the universe tick.
Impress your friends – or your teachers – with these fun and quick physics Q&As.
There are two connected reasons why rubber is stretchy. One has to do with what rubber looks like deep down…
It might be an icon of old-school invention, but the light bulb is a quantum device. A tour through its…
In a word: no. Here’s why.
Perimeter Institute’s new Director, Robert Myers, reflects on the three key elements that brought him to Perimeter and that continue…
Advanced training in physics prepares students to be leaders in many fields.