For centuries, the concept of consciousness has intrigued philosophers and scientists alike. Often deemed too abstract for ...

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Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear ...

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The researchers extended existing theoretical models to account for quantum fluctuations and applied these models to flowing condensates, discovering stable density and velocity fluctuation patterns ...

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers ...

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

Lauda and his colleagues solve some of the problems with topological qubits by using a class of theoretical particles they ...

Scientists have long sought evidence to refute string theory, but a new test seeks to disprove key aspects with help from the Large Hadron Collider.

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

Nikhil Malvankar, a Mumbai-born professor at Yale has blended biology and quantum mechanics to uncover a microbial mystery ...