
A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box
The spin of a particle seems to detach and move without a body—a strange experimental observation that’s stirring up debate
A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box
The spin of a particle seems to detach and move without a body—a strange experimental observation that’s stirring up debate
Can Space and Time Exist as Two Shapes at Once? Mind-Bending Experiments Aim to Find Out
Proposed experiments will search for signs that spacetime is quantum and can exist in a superposition of multiple shapes at once
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19 Good News Science Stories to Savor This Summer
From lifesaving cancer treatments and frog “spas” to a view of the cosmos from your own backyard, science can keep you going through the long, hot days of summer
Can AI Save Schrödinger’s Cat?
Outcomes in quantum mechanics depend on observations. But must the observer be human?
These Are the Most Beautiful Equations, according to Mathematicians
Mathematicians picked the most dazzling, thought-provoking and compelling equations they know
Exotic Quantum State Achieved after Decades-Long Quest
Molecular Bose-Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions or form the basis of new quantum computers
Has Quantum Physics Determined Your Future?
Everything in the universe may be preordained, according to physics
Quantum Weirdness in New Materials Bends the Rules of Physics
Electrons swarm in a soup of quantum entanglement in a new class of materials called strange metals
Here’s Why We Might Live in a Multiverse
Several branches of modern physics, including quantum theory and cosmology, suggest our universe may be just one of many
Schrödinger’s Pendulum Experiment Will Search for the Quantum Limit
Physicists seek the dividing line between the quantum world and the classical one
A Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos Could Unlock Deep Cosmic Secrets
The Short-Baseline Neutrino Program will try to determine once and for all whether sterile neutrinos are real
How Quantum Math Theory Turned into a Jazz Concert
A mathematician and a musician collaborated to turn a quantum research paper into a jazz performance