Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

Explore the complex challenges of quantum gravity in this video, examining the evolution of gravity models and the necessity ...

Vincenzo Savona, head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems. 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber- CC-BY-SA 4.0 ...

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

If you picture an electron breaking free from a solid, the process seems simple. Give it enough energy, and it should blast ...

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to UNESCO, marking 100 years since quantum mechanics was proposed. The theory hardly needed the extra publicity, though ...

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists on Tuesday for discovering that a bizarre barrier-defying phenomenon in the quantum realm could be observed on an electrical circuit in our ...

The mere mention of “quantum consciousness” makes most physicists cringe, as the phrase seems to evoke the vague, insipid musings of a New Age guru. But if a new hypothesis proves to be correct, ...

Quantum researchers in the twenty-first century are part of an international network that requires a great deal of ...