Sir Michael Berry, distinguished British physicist, renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and wave phenomena has visited New Zealand as a James and Jean Davis […]

An extremely large “G5” geomagnetic storm occurred on Saturday 11 May 2024, leading to widespread aurora seen all over the country and all over the globe. Extreme space weather can […]

Associate Professor Allison Jaynes University of Iowa All planetary and smaller bodies in our solar system are embedded in a sea of plasma, like boulders in a terrestrial ocean. Their […]

Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past years, and University of Otago researchers believe there are factors beyond CFCs that are […]

Prof. David Wiltshire University of Canterbury Sixty years ago New Zealander Roy Kerr helped revolutionize physics, achieving what had eluded scientists for 47 years. He discovered the solution to Einstein’s […]

Otago BAppSc(Energy) graduate Yoyo Wu working on hydrogen trucking at HW Richardson talks about their first hydrogen conversion! This link provides the full interview.

  Sea Ice has been diminishing at an alarming rate, but what is the science? Associate Professor Inga Smith and NIWA’s Dr Natalie Robinson discuss sea ice Physics on Radio […]

The Beverly clock was featured on Seven Sharp – The clock that doesn’t stop!  The Beverly clock on the 3rd floor of the Physics Department is powered by atmospheric pressure […]