Physics

Physics is a broad discipline, that ranges from asking fundamental scientific questions to developing sophisticated technological applications. At its most basic, it is the study of matter and energy and their manifold interactions. Physicists at NYUAD study topics as wide-ranging as the underlying nature of space and time; the origins, large-scale structure, and future evolution of the universe; the behavior of stars and galaxies; the fundamental constituents of matter; the many different patterns in which matter is organized, including superconductivity, liquid crystals, or the various forms of magnetism in solids; the workings of biological matter, whether in molecules such as DNA, or cellular structures, or the transport of matter and energy in and across cells; and many others.