In A Nutshell When two different types of cosmic strings become linked in the early universe, they form stable knots that ...

From Fundamental Concepts to Dynamical Mechanisms, by Wolfgang Bietenholz and Uwe-Jens Wiese, Cambridge University Press.

Vincenzo Savona, head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems. 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber- CC-BY-SA 4.0 ...

The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

A recent experiment at Fermilab has delivered intriguing results that challenge standard predictions, adding fuel to the ...

Scientists say microscopic wormholes could explain discrepancies in cosmological constants and affect our understanding of ...

The nature of gravity — and whether it can be reconciled with quantum mechanics — is one of the biggest mysteries in physics. Most researchers think that at a fundamental level, all phenomena follow ...

Researchers have demonstrated that the theoretically optimal scaling for magic state distillation—a critical bottleneck in ...

The poet Blake wrote that you can see a world in a grain of sand. But even better, you can see a universe in an atom!

When we think creatively, produce novel ideas, or otherwise have “Eureka” moments, we may actually unlock access to a ...

In their study, they identified what they called "Godelian truths", truths that cannot be defined by any algorithm or fixed ...