"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

Appearance is one thing, but reality is another. The world does not appear to be a hologram, but maybe it is. Thus begins ...

The Institute of Physics (IOP), which publishes Physics World, is one of the IYQ’s six “founding partners” alongside the German (DPG) and American physical societies (APS), SPIE, Optica and the ...

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

For the first time, an international team of scientists has experimentally simulated spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) at zero temperature using a superconducting quantum processor. This achievement ...

As the 14th Dalai Lama turns 90, global scholars and spiritual leaders gather in Dharamshala for commemorations. Key events ...

National pilot program led by UTA faculty equips STEM teachers to teach quantum science and inspire tech careers ...

A novel equation tracks the time evolution of an open quantum system’s topology Quantum systems tend to become less “quantum-y” as they interact with their environment. So when developing a ...

Even quantum physics obeys the law of entropy Date: January 29, 2025 Source: Vienna University of Technology Summary: The universe is getting more disordered, entropy is growing -- this is the ...

Whether or not we have partial free will could soon be resolved by experiments in quantum physics, with potential consequences for everything from religion to quantum computers ...