In the 18th century, the scientific world was drunk on Newtonian certainty. The universe was a clockwork mechanism, ...

At first glance, quantum mechanics might seem strange or even impossible. That’s because our everyday experiences of the laws of physics are very different from how matter and energy behave at the ...

The constancy of the speed of light is a pillar of modern physics, but questions persist about its absolute universality.

Quantum technology is here. It sounds dense, but experts say this field, which specializes in the tiny world of particles, could have big implications for computing, medicine and science. Math ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Since the prize announcement, cheers and excitement have surrounded the home ...

Yet according to physics, information is never destroyed. In principle, a burned book is just as readable as the original—if you analyze the ashes of the fire, the smoke and the flames to re-create ...

Quantum research at The University of Texas at Austin could lead to faster, more compact computer memory, among other things. Image: Ella Maru Studio. You probably don’t think about quantum mechanics ...

Consider this a word to the wise. Just as the recent developments in artificial intelligence have and will continue to impact us all, quantum computing will amplify that and take us to places we can ...