A newly identified insulating material using the symmetry principles behind wallpaper patterns may provide a basis for quantum computing, according to an international team of researchers. This ...

A concept developed for computer science could have a key role in fundamental physics — and point the way to a new understanding of space and time.

IN the second volume of his treatise on theoretical physics, Prof. Arthur Haas maintains the same high standard as in the first volume already noticed in these columns (NATURE, vol. 116, p. 267 ...

It is one of the most highly endowed physics prizes in Germany. Dr. Henneke Lütgerath, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Joachim Herz Foundation, notes: “With Eugene Demler, we are honouring a ...

Is theoretical physics a waste of resources? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Viktor T ...

Therefore, if the theoretical prediction differs by this measured amount by too much, there must be new physics at play: a tantalizing possibility that has justifiably excited a great many physicists.

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