In a milestone that brings quantum computing tangibly closer to large-scale practical use, scientists at Oxford University Physics have demonstrated the first instance of distributed quantum ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. They are searching for dark matter using atomic ...

Today's encryption schemes will be vulnerable to future quantum computers, but new algorithms and a quantum internet could help.

Expect the unexpected In this artist’s rendering, a stream of matter trails a white dwarf orbiting within the innermost accretion ... telescopes – in an effort to deepen understanding of the extreme ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, demonstrating the digital quantum simulation of quantum field theory ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...

Theoretical physics is the development of mathematical formalisms and computational protocols for describing all aspects of objects found in the world around us and their interaction. This can ...

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In honor of Black History Month, the selections below have been compiled as a sampling of monuments, sculptures, murals, and plaques, which commemorate Black historical figures and the Black ...

with black holes serving as nature’s best demonstration of the idea. Enrico Rinaldi explained that in Einstein’s General Relativity, space-time stands on its own, separate from particles. Meanwhile, ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is the first time a planet has been uniquely discovered by ...

The man taking over one of the country's prestigious collections talks stamping his own mark, the digital way forward and making it more accessible.