From your morning coffee to your evening phone scroll, physics is quietly running the show. Heat, motion, and energy transfer are everywhere—guiding how appliances work, how we move, and even how we ...

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From lasers and semiconductors to X-rays and the Web, physicists can be credited with seeding numerous technologies that have changed how we live. Hamish Johnston presents five spin-offs from physics ...