Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

God does not play dice with the universe,” Albert Einstein famously declared in 1927, sparking one of the most enduring debates in physics. Nearly a century later, a team of Chinese physicists has ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A core tenet of quantum theory was imperilled this year when a team of researchers put forward a radical new interpretation of an experiment about the nature of light. At the centre of the new work ...

Shares of quantum computing company D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS 3.42%) soared 13.5% through 10:40 a.m. ET Monday. And why? This morning the company announced it will participate in CES 2026 on Jan. 7, ...

Fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe. The theory combines the ideas of particles and waves into a concentration of energy that flows throughout space and time.

Photons, for centuries both a puzzle and a tool, continue to help scientists illuminate nature at the smallest and largest scales. Photons, the fundamental particles of the electromagnetic field that ...

From the birth of quantum mechanics to the cutting edge of nanoscience and the deepest reaches of fundamental physics, this article explores how our understanding of the universe has evolved—from the ...

Photonics, the study and development of devices that use photons, has significantly shaped today’s technological landscape. Just as J.J. Thomson’s discovery of the electron laid the foundation for ...

So, you’re curious about quantum mechanics? It’s a wild ride, honestly. It’s the science that looks at the super tiny stuff, like atoms and the bits inside them. Things get pretty weird down there, ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

Physicists at MIT recreated the double-slit experiment using individual photons and atoms held in laser light, uncovering the true limits of light’s wave–particle duality. Their results proved ...