Rydberg atoms are atoms with one or more outer electrons excited to very high energy levels, which interact very strongly with each other. These atoms are widely used to run quantum simulations and ...

In classical physics, memory is defined in a straightforward way. If a system’s future behavior depends only on its current condition, it is considered memoryless. If earlier states continue to ...

Over 85 years after it began, the Einstein-Bohr debate remains the most consequential intellectual rivalry in modern science ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Physicist Paul Davies looks back at the past century of quantum mechanics—the most disruptive theory in the history of modern science.

Einstein–Rosen bridges may reflect a two-directional structure of time that preserves information and hints at a pre–Big Bang universe.

Theoretical research led by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga of the University of Portsmouth challenges the ...

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According to Lex Fridman's conversation with Joel David Hamkins (@JDHamkins) on X (Dec 31, 2025), key topics including Gödel's incompleteness theorems, mathematical multiverse theory, paradoxes, and ...

One Vanderbilt University researcher thinks time travel might not just be for the movies. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons). Time travel is one of the most captivating tropes in science fiction, inspiring ...

For close to a century, scientists have been trying to marry Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and quantum theory—our two best bets on understanding the universe on a macroscopic and ...

Whether or not Washington ever takes those stakes may matter less than what the rumors represent. We’re witnessing a fusion of industrial policy and market psychology unlike anything since the ...