Philip Ball dives into the challenges in developing quantum computing, and building up investments and users for the tech ...

It's a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that quantum computers would facilitate the process. In most cases, this is true.

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I ...

Machine learning models are designed to take in data, to find patterns or relationships within those data, and to use what ...

Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

Why do you teach? “I love to interact with the kids and have them get to that point where they have the ‘ aha ’ moment, or ...

Such projects are often fun for students and teachers. Teachers are often intrigued and amazed by students’ ideas and ...

TWA is one such semiclassical approach that dates back to the 1970s, but is limited to isolated, idealized quantum systems ...

It’s a relatively simple maneuver, but it has the potential to reveal clues about a possible heart issue. So what exactly does the “thumb test” entail, and what should people know about it? Below, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Superhero stories are well known for their high stakes, which in the best cases have interesting moral dimensions as well. Such is the case when heroes confront a tragic dilemma, one from which they ...

Over the past decade, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network has detected hundreds of black hole mergers, but none quiet as large as GW231123. At 225 solar masses, the black hole resulting from the merger ...