A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ...

The Nobel Prize may be the most prestigious award in science, but the new Fundamental Physics Prize is by far the world’s most lucrative scientific award, instantly making its first winners this ...

Konrad Lehnert, a global leader in quantum science, the fundamental physics of quantum measurements, and the development of quantum technologies based on these concepts, was recently appointed the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. When you're taught the scientific method, you think of a neat procedure ...

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As the story is usually told, science began when some deep thinkers in ancient Greece decided to reject the popular mythological explanations for various natural phenomena. Those early philosophers ...

DEEP in a disused zinc mine in Japan, 50,000 tonnes of purified water held in a vast cylindrical stainless-steel tank are quietly killing theories long cherished by physicists. Since 1996, the ...

Philip Ball argues that “free will” is not ruled out by physics – because it doesn’t stem from physics in the first place Wrong way If physics can disprove free will, then it must override everything ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jim Al-Khalili THE DREAM UNIVERSE How Fundamental Physics Lost Its Way By David Lindley The title ...