A new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large molecules with unprecedented accuracy.

The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

Time crystals exhibit perpetual motion-like behavior when separated from external energy input, but scientists found a way to ...

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What does the passage of time look like for a truly quantum object? The world’s best clocks may soon be able to answer this question, testing how time can stretch and shift in the quantum realm and ...

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones – but now it’s ...

Google says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.

In 2024, a quantum state of light was successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber ...

A theory suggests that time itself could slow and eventually freeze, explaining cosmic acceleration and leaving the universe ...

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Experts have managed to reverse quantum state of a single photon in time with 95% accuracy, bringing reversible quantum ...

Virtual particles are a striking paradox of modern physics. They shouldn’t exist, yet they are indispensable for calculating everything from the strength of magnets to the behavior of black holes.