The simulation hypothesis — the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien ...

Researchers split two Bose-Einstein condensates with a laser barrier, simulating a Josephson junction and revealing universal ...

From the bizarre creatures in the depths of the oceans to the bacteria inside our bodies, all life on Earth consists of cells. But we have only a very rough idea of how even the simplest of those ...

Ever since Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed his simulation argument in 2001, the nerdiverse has attempted to assess the possibility that reality is not really real, that what we experience as ...

Monte Carlo simulations predict investment risks and returns using computer models. They enable investors to assess outcomes under various market conditions. Accessible tools like online calculators ...

The semiconductor industry has greatly simplified analysis by consolidating around a small number of models and abstractions, but that capability is breaking down both at the implementation level and ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...