Can quantum systems become more disordered, as thermodynamics would predict? Yes, they can - if a proper definition of "entropy" is used. It is one of the most important laws of nature that we know: ...

Could our universe be expanding then shrinking back into a tiny point, reliving a kind of big bang over and over again? Probably not, according to a mathematical analysis that argues that the laws of ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of an isolated system tends to increase over time. Everything ...

A team of theoretical researchers used thermal effective theory to demonstrate that quantum entanglement follows universal rules across all dimensions. (Nanowerk News) A team of theoretical ...

The technology that already surrounds us today — smartphones, computers and the internet — would be inconceivable without quantum physics, with many other components relying on quantum concepts. But ...

In the strange, often unintuitive world of quantum physics, one mystery has stood out for decades: Can quantum entanglement be manipulated in a reversible way, like energy in a perfect heat engine?

What if the flow of time isn’t as one-way as it seems? Researchers from the University of Surrey have uncovered evidence that in the strange world of quantum physics, time could theoretically run both ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) A team of scientists has developed a recipe for black ...

Illustration of a new strategy to create materials with robust quantum properties, by harnessing magnetic interactions (represented by the red and blue arrows). The small green spheres represent sites ...

A Vermont research team has cracked a 90-year-old puzzle, creating a quantum version of the damped harmonic oscillator. By reformulating Lamb’s classical model, they showed how atomic vibrations can ...