In search of a united scientific theory, a new quantum gravity paper might have proposed an interesting aspect that made the ...

In 1999, Belgian physicist Chris Van Den Broeck implemented a minor alteration to Alcubierre’s concept by shrinking the ...

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For years, the idea that reality might be a sophisticated computer program has drifted from late-night dorm debates into ...

In the early universe, moments after the Big Bang and cosmic inflation, clusters of exotic, massive particles could have ...

In Millikan's experiment, an oil drop became a microscopic messenger, revealing the quantized nature of electric charge, a cornerstone of modern physics. This ingenious experiment, conducted by Robert ...

Researchers have devised a new way to define thermodynamic concepts in microscopic quantum systems, where conventional distinctions between heat and work begin to blur. Researchers at the University o ...

Quantum sciences and materials have profoundly shaped society over last 100 years. It is from medical breakthroughs to quantum computing, and from strategic ...

The universe occasionally produces a huge surprise that proves physicists wrong, says Kip Thorne, who grew up in Logan, Utah, ...