John Peoples was asked in the mid-1990s about the value of doing pure scientific research — that which has no predetermined benefit. “Knowledge is a form of wealth,” he replied. “It is an ...

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The UMass Lowell Radiation Laboratory conducts world-class research in nuclear science, trains the next-generation workforce, and provides controlled radiation environments and analytical measurement ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves.