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

A team of quantum physicists has taken a concept that once lived purely in equations and turned it into hardware reality, ...

Physicists are exploring whether hidden dimensions and the shape of space could help explain why fundamental particles have ...

In 1919, physicist Theodor Kaluza hypothesized that extra dimensions might solve some outstanding problems in physics. And while we haven't found any evidence yet for anything outside our normal ...

Mathematicians, freed in their imaginations from physical constraints, can conjure up descriptions of objects in many more dimensions than that. Points in a plane can be described with pairs of ...

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Our brains may not be equipped to picture 10 spatial dimensions, but see if you can get to at least four here. For most of us, or perhaps all of us, it's impossible to imagine a world consisting of ...

In a hypertorus model of the Universe, motion in a straight line will return you to your original location, even in an uncurved (flat) spacetime. The Universe could also be closed and positively ...

10 and under teams typically use a softball with a circumference of 11 inches and diameter of 3.5 inches. 11 and up age teams typically use a softball with a circumference of 12 inches and a diameter ...

Sport utility vehicles do a terrific job of combining an all-terrain vehicle’s benefits with those of a daily driver. Much has changed in terms of design since the inception of the Willys CJ, and the ...

Minivans have a special place in the world of family-friendly cars. Automakers have been keeping consumers on their toes with different vehicle models over the years, but the introduction of the ...