Early risers on the East Coast of the United States will have a chance to see a 97% partial lunar eclipse tomorrow morning. The eclipse's peak will be at 4:03 AM, Friday, November 19, 2021.

The Department of Physics hosted its annual Poster Session on Wednesday, November 3rd. In the lobby of the Engineering Research Center, student researchers proudly displayed more than 30 posters, representing innovative and engaging projects from all of the department’s research areas. Read More. 

The Physics Department is proud to introduce Lab News, the inaugural newsletter for the Physics Laboratory. In this first issue, readers can meet the new Lab Director, Sara Muller, explore the various demonstrations happening in the labs, or catch up on updates from the Ladd Observatory. Read Lab News. 

At the age of 89, Manfred Steiner is finally what he always wanted to be: a physicist. “It’s an old dream that starts in my childhood,” Steiner said. “I always wanted to become a physicist.” Read more. 

A team of Brown University researchers has shown a new method of probing the properties of anyons, strange quasiparticles that could be useful in future quantum computers. Read More.