Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem. Yet it is becoming clearer that their ...

String theory has long been touted as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the universe, with ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have theoretically demonstrated that ...

The Physics of Gravity: Einstein vs. Quantum Gravity General relativity describes gravity as spacetime curvature but conflicts with quantum mechanics at black hole singularities. Loop quantum gravity ...

This January, Wang, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum ... That’s in part due to a fundamental feature of quantum theory: To calculate the probability of ...

Cecilia Payne deduced that the sun is mainly made of hydrogen - but was encouraged to downplay her findings by her PhD ...

The principle of wave-particle duality is crucial in quantum physics, highlighting the dual nature of light and matter and ...

Gerard Rennick, who lost his re-election bid in May, has made a series of claims which he says are based on his understanding ...

Scientists found a new type of magnetism in a crystal called nickel iodide. This magnetism creates spiral patterns at the ...

Does the exploding sun affect the earth immediately or only after 8 minutes? Einstein created the General Theory of ...