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Scientists flip quantum switch for terahertz-speed electronics
Scientists have discovered a way to switch a quantum material between an insulator and a conductor on demand, a breakthrough that could lead to electronics 1,000 times faster.
What If Reality Isn’t Built from the Bottom Up?
A mysterious 17-order-of-magnitude gap at the foundation of reality challenges our most fundamental scientific principle: that big things are simply the sum of their smaller parts.
What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Enrique Gaztanaga, University of Portsmouth The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of…
How Does Light Move?
Contrary to everyday intuition, particles such as photons and electrons do not follow a single path but instead…
What an Electron Truly Looks Like
While traditionally visualized as a tiny ball, quantum mechanics describes electrons as fuzzy wave functions, with properties like…
New Mathematical Discovery Could Unite Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
At a Glance Scientists have made an exciting discovery in the search for a unified theory in physics,…
From Dinosaurs to Quantum Reality: A Reading Guide for Science Enthusiasts
Science is full of mysteries that challenge our understanding of the world, its origins, and even the fabric…
Quantum Computers on the Verge of Surpassing Classical Machines, IBM Experiment Shows
A recent experiment by IBM scientists has provided evidence that quantum computers could surpass classical computers in practical…
The Promise—And Threat—Of Quantum Computers
It’s been said that the future of computers will dive deep into quantum physics. True enough, there are…
Physicists have used entanglement to ‘stretch’ the uncertainty principle, improving quantum measurements
Shutterstock Lorcan Conlon, Australian National University and Syed Assad, Australian National University Almost a century ago, German physicist…