Math and computer science researchers have long known that some questions are fundamentally unanswerable. Now physicists are ...

A new quantum algorithm accelerates the simulation of coupled oscillator dynamics. Quantum computers have the potential to ...

Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that ...

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his ...

2025 — To get around the constraints of quantum physics, researchers have built a new acoustic system to study the way the minuscule atoms of condensed matter talk together. They hope to one day ...

“And then came quantum ... Year of Physics is commemorating, this lasting contribution to the modern era: the triumph of mind over matter. It may be the world’s most famous equation, but ...

Warm and hot conditions are believed to destroy quantum effects. However, for the first time, a team of researchers has shown that quantum states can exist even at high temperatures. They created ...

American students have been falling behind in math for decades—with test scores that consistently rank in the bottom 25% globally compared to students in other developed countries—and the ...

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Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...