Physicists have engineered photons that behave as if they inhabit a space far richer than the familiar three dimensions, ...

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

In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve problems once thought unsolvable, from predicting the course of ...

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When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone. This ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of physics.

Try as they might, scientists can’t truly rid a space or an object of its energy. But what “zero-point energy” really means ...

The standard model of particle physics represents the most comprehensive theory about fundamental or subatomic particles and forces in the universe. The model describes how matter and antimatter ...

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time self-induced superradiance in quantum particles, completely flipping what ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...