Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine, cryptography and more.

Max Planck is widely recognized as the father of quantum theory for his groundbreaking work on energy quanta. His initial ...

Researchers at Hiroshima University have developed a realistic, highly sensitive method to detect the Unruh effect—a ...

We often marvel at the genius of Albert Einstein, a physicist who revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Yet, even ...

Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear ...

A revolutionary theory has emerged suggesting that the enigma of human consciousness could be intricately linked with the ...

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The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

New finding advances our understanding of complex topological quantum systems and could help in the development of next-generation memory and storage devices ...

It's one thing when a respected scientist has a novel idea of what dark matter or dark energy might be, or what could explain ...

The researchers extended existing theoretical models to account for quantum fluctuations and applied these models to flowing condensates, discovering stable density and velocity fluctuation patterns ...

A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never ...