quantum mechanics
Experiment Finds No Evidence the Universe Is a Hologram (But It Still Might Be)
One inconclusive experiment doesn't mean we're any closer to understanding the nature of space-time.
A Beginner’s Guide to Lukewarm Entanglement
Researchers demonstrate entanglement without having to resort to freezing temperatures and huge magnetic fields.
Physicists Realized an Infinite 'Hilbert Hotel' with Beams of Light
Infinity doesn't get much realer.
Just What Physicists Wanted to See: Nothing
A new experiment lets physicists see the mirror reflections of zero-point energy.
Harnessing 'Spooky Action at a Distance' To Make a Better Battery
Quantum entanglement exploiting 'quantacells' are still a ways off, but here's proof that it works.
We Asked a Theoretical Physicist How Time Travel in the Terminator Movies Works
We talked about everything from quantum mechanics to why Arnold has to be naked.
The Speed Limit of Quantum Uncertainty
At small enough scales, it becomes impossible to say when something begins and when it ends.
The Coldest Matter in the World Can Act as a Near-Absolute Zero Fridge
The ultracold world can now be seen by the naked eye.
Researchers at Brown University shattered an electron wave function
The new finding shows an electron's position continues to be indeterminate prior to measurement
Are 'Ghost Waves' Behind Quantum Strangeness?
New fluid dynamics experiments offer a way out of quantum physics' deepest problem.
Move Over Schrödinger, the Quantum Cheshire Cat Is Here to Carve Up Reality
It turns out that in the quantum world it’s possible to separate an object from its properties.