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

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This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Alex May, whose research explores the intersection of quantum ...

Hardy's paradox, created in 1992, hinted at a scenario haunting the edges of quantum physics. It presented a thought ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists-Dr. John Clarke (Professor Emeritus, University of California ...

The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets ...

Quantum effects are no longer confined to ultra-cold chips and vacuum chambers. For the first time, researchers are ...

Setting aside the insane upheaval going on i n US science, this year’s Physics World Live series will give you a sense of ...

All three winners of today’s 2025 Nobel Prize in physics are faculty at the University of California. The Nobel Prize committee honored John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the ...

And then it got me.” A handful of decades and an MIT physics doctorate later, Tan is the chief science officer (CSO) of ...