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

On January 22, 2025, physicists unveiled a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of the ...

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Kellogg Stelle was a professor of physics at Imperial College London for decades until his death last month. In 1977, he developed a particle theory of gravity that’s renormalizable, but the theory’s ...

Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.

Now, IonQ is building on what it gained from Oxford Ionics, announcing a new, record-low error rate for two-qubit gates: ...

Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...

Far above Earth, scientists are using quantum sensors to listen for the faintest whispers of unseen forces that may weave through the universe. Scientists are constantly searching for new clues about ...

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

Quantum is not a quantum computing company but has seemingly benefitted from the increased investor attention on the sector.

Scientists in Greece have laid out a mathematical framework to help explain a so-far-unsolved gap in our understanding of how ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...