Forgetting feels like a failure of attention, but physics treats it as a fundamental process with a measurable price. At the ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

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Researchers have finally resolved a century-old debate over the famous "double slit" experiment, according to new research.

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

It is something like the "Holy Grail" of physics: unifying particle physics and gravitation. The world of tiny particles is described extremely well by quantum theory, while the world of gravitation ...

Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical ...

A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles — a new category of quantum particle — could be created in exotic materials. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...