IN 2025 A GROUP of theoretical physicists studying the behaviour of fundamental particles called gluons hit a brick wall in their calculations. In search of a fresh perspective, the physicists teamed ...

The Ising model in physics describes how subatomic particle spins interact and arrange themselves inside a magnetic material. Ising machines, derived from the model, are one example of the emerging ...

When the results of an experiment don’t match predictions made by the best theory of the day, something is off. Fifteen years ago, physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered something ...

1,600 respondents answered 10 questions about central issues in physics, from the Big Bang to black holes, cosmic inflation, and quantum gravity. The results are…interesting. The magnum opus of ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new debate has recently emerged as to ...

A $18.4 million commitment from the Leinweber Foundation to the University of Chicago will support the creation of a new institute for theoretical physics at UChicago. The transformative gift will ...