In the experiment, which mimicked certain types of cosmic shock waves, protons reached energies up to 80,000 electron volts, physicists report August 19 in Nature Physics.

For the first time, scientists have re-created a type of shock wave that occurs in supernovas.

George Duvall, 82, whose groundbreaking work advanced scientists' understanding of shock-wave physics, died Jan. 6 of unspecified causes.

The shock being shock waves. A balloon's 'pop' is shock waves generated by exploded bits of the balloon moving faster than the speed of sound. Supersonic planes generate ... General Physics Aug 9 ...

Exploding electrical wires underwater to understand shock waves Date: May 2, 2019 Source: American Institute of Physics Summary: Shock wave studies allow researchers to achieve the warm dense ...

Researchers have created a miniature version of supernova shock waves in a lab here on Earth to solve a long-standing cosmic mystery.

A new study led by Gérard Liger-Belair, a professor of chemical physics at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne in France, in the field of physics included a celabration favorite: champagne. In ...

Shock physics studies the behavior of solid materials when objects collide with them at tremendous velocities, producing a shock wave that rapidly spreads and can change some of the material to a ...

Sandia was born in the aftermath of World War II to address the national security needs of postwar America, and shock wave physics was a key topic from the beginning.

This NASA image depicts the interaction of shock waves—heard as sonic booms—produced by two U.S. aircrafts traveling approximately 30 feet apart at supersonic speeds.

A Weapon Beyond Imagination In October 1961, the Soviet Union detonated a bomb so powerful that its shock waves circled ...