Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem. Yet it is becoming clearer that their near-term utility will be narrower ...

Part of our International Year of Quantum Science and Technology coverage More than 300 top quantum physicists gathered ...

String theory has long been presented as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the Universe.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have theoretically demonstrated that ...

Max Planck is widely considered the father of quantum physics because he introduced the groundbreaking idea that energy comes ...

While the Standard Model (SM) describes all known fundamental particles and many of the interactions between them, it fails ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious ...

For decades, string theory has promised to be the ultimate explanation for how our universe works. In this theory, all matter ...

Under the right conditions, this collapse doesn’t end in a singularity — instead, it bounces and begins expanding again,” said University of Portsmouth professor Enrique Gaztañaga in a statement that ...

Cecilia Payne deduced that the sun is mainly made of hydrogen - but was encouraged to downplay her findings by her PhD supervisor. Mike Sutton takes up the story ...

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...