Middle Tennessee State University announced a new quantum center in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences Oct. 31.

Key Takeaways There are nearly 90 quantum-focused academic programs across the U.S. from the bachelor's to the postdoctoral level. They fall in the following disciplines: interdisciplinary (43%), ...

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

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

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

Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

Korean researchers have successfully established a measurement protection (MP) theory that enables stable quantum key ...

When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ...

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy.

String theory unifies all the forces of nature. Forces that seem very different, such as gravity and electricity, are deeply ...

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 ...