Quantum theory, which was formulated in the first three decades of the twentieth century, describes a wide array of phenomena...
The ATLAS experiment has confirmed that a trio of particles—a top-antitop quark pair and a W boson—occurs more frequently than...
RIKEN physicists have created an exotic quantum state in a device with a disk-like geometry for the first time, showing...
It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new...
Northern lights enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A...
In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made the first-ever observations of how lambda particles, so-called “strange...
Perturbing electron spins in a magnet usually results in excitations called “spin waves” that ripple through the magnet like waves...
A magnetic cage keeps the more than 100 million degree Celsius hot plasmas in nuclear fusion devices at a distance...
A quantum property dubbed “magic” could be the key to explaining how space and time emerged, a new mathematical analysis...
A nearly 60-year-old mathematical problem has finally been solved. The story began last fall when David Smith, a retired print...
Since ancient times, mankind has tried to tailor materials by combining different substances. Imagine a world where materials properties could...
Some classical computers have error correction built into their memories based on bits; quantum computers, to be workable in the...
