The same codes needed to thwart errors in quantum computers may also give the fabric of space-time its intrinsic robustness.
The field of fundamental physics is experiencing both a period of confusion and an openness to new ideas.
Two independent papers vanquish lingering doubts about LIGO’s historic discovery of gravitational waves.
The renowned physicist Leonard Susskind has identified a possible quantum origin for the ever-growing volume of black holes.
Experiments suggest that exotic superconducting materials share a “strange metal” state characterized by a quantum speed limit that somehow acts as a fundamental organizing principle.
The astrochemist and winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics has wondered about the cosmic origin of water while enjoying Noordwijk beach near her hometown of Leiden.
Oil droplets guided by “pilot waves” have failed to reproduce the results of the quantum double-slit experiment, crushing a century-old dream that there exists a single, concrete reality.
Three researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for advances in laser physics. The winners include a woman for the first time in 55 years.
Cosmologists have predicted the existence of an oscillating signal that could distinguish between cosmic inflation and alternative theories of the universe’s birth.