Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.
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Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so… solid?
Is science close to explaining everything about our Universe? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder reacts.
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The Multiverse fuels some of the 21st century’s best fiction stories. But its supporting pillars are on extremely stable scientific footing.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they’re doing.
Discrepancies between observations and theory regarding subatomic particles called muons may force scientists to rethink the quantum world.
Recent measurements of subatomic particles don’t match predictions stemming from the Standard Model.
Quantum entanglement may remain spooky, but it has a very practical side.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are locked in an eternal battle over the nature of gravity. Whose side are you on?
When cosmic inflation came to an end, the hot Big Bang ensued as a result. If our cosmic vacuum state decays, could it all happen again?
Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be infinite. But if the set of possible quantum outcomes is also infinite, which “infinity” wins?
Quantum communication offers a surer path to sending an interstellar message, as well as receiving one. But can we do it?
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
Like Dua Lipa, he had to create new rules.
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.
Empty space itself, the quantum vacuum, could be in either a true, stable state or a false, unstable state. Our fate depends on the answer.
Humanity is a type 0 civilization. Here’s what types 1, 2, and 3 look like, according to physicist Michio Kaku.
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Quantum mechanics forces us to toss out the old, reliable ways in which we make sense of our everyday reality.
Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.
When one path is blocked, a new one must be paved. How Einstein, Heisenberg and Gödel used constraints to make life-changing discoveries:
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How efficiently could quantum engines operate?
If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.
Despite the Sun’s high core temperatures, particles can’t quite overcome their mutual electric repulsion. Good thing for quantum physics!
In our common experience, you can’t get something for nothing. In the quantum realm, something really can emerge from nothing.
For decades, theorists have been cooking up “theories of everything” to explain our Universe. Are all of them completely off-track?
Cosmic inflation is the state that preceded and set up the hot Big Bang. Here’s what the Universe was like during that time period.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.