An international collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The research group demonstrated that while the laws of quantum theory alone do not ...

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Dark matter is more than five times as abundant as all the visible matter in the universe. So why can't we see any of it?

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Mathematical equations have shaped our understanding of the universe, and these nine have played a key role in changing the world.

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Emmy Noether showed that fundamental physical laws are just a consequence of simple symmetries. A century later, her insights ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, ...

This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982.

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A Harvard University fellowship recipient works to create quantum phases of matter.

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