It replaces the mystery of an initial singularity with a bounce mechanism grounded in well-established principles of quantum ...

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Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the ...

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The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the ...

Philip Ball dives into the challenges in developing quantum computing, and building up investments and users for the tech ...

Ramanujan's formula, derived by the mathematician in 1914 when quantum theory hadn't been formulated fully, provides a faster ...

Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.

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Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

Scientists use entanglement, aka 'spooky action at a distance,' to build a quantum sensor so sensitive it approaches the ...