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In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

Quantum mechanics describes the weird behavior of microscopic particles. Using quantum systems to perform computation ...

New device emits photons in telecom fiber band from the start, so it avoids a separate converter that can waste photons.

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

The announcement Monday that three laureates will share the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining ...

Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a different path.

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Uncover the mystery of the gamma ray glow at the Milky Way's center. New simulations suggest dark matter collisions could ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...