For the first time, an international team of scientists has experimentally simulated spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) at zero temperature using a superconducting quantum processor. This achievement ...

“Scientists have long observed that the capability for a material to absorb electromagnetic radiation — a wave of energy in the form of sunlight and X-rays, among others — at a given wavelength and ...

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Combined with their recent fad for sinking yachts, killer whales are starting to look like the Robin Hoods of the sea.

The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

Regular readers might recall my column six weeks ago was autobiographical, covering my primary and secondary school years. My ...

A wave of teacher departures and curriculum shifts under Columbia Secondary School’s new principal has led to growing ...

Max Planck is widely considered the father of quantum physics because he introduced the groundbreaking idea that energy comes ...

You know, when folks talk about quantum computing, names like Feynman or Turing often pop up. But there’s this other guy, ...

An article by José María Martín Olalla, from the University of Seville, published in the scientific journal 'The European ...

Quantum physics theory, a realm where the intricacies of particles and waves are examined, offers a most profound parallel to traditional Indigenous philosophies. Our Native teachings, grounded in ...