Scientists really don't understand time... but they do have some theories about what it might (and might not) be.

Physicists have recently made a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of quantum materials with the identification of a ...

Scientists discover time rondeau crystal, a new phase of matter showing unique time-based order, distinct from time crystals.

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the ...

Exploring the BTZ black hole in (2+1)-dimensional gravity took me down a fascinating rabbit hole, connecting ideas I never expected—like black holes and topological phases in quantum matter! When I ...

One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that, eventually, authors have to ask people for “blurbs” – the endorsements that you see on the cover of a book, encouraging you to buy it. I am now ...

Fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe. The theory combines the ideas of particles and waves into a concentration of energy that flows throughout space and time.

The entangled clocks can test how quantum theory behaves in the presence of curved space-time as predicted by Einstein, or whether our current theories break down. Hoboken, N.J., July 14, 2025 — ...

Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and galaxies play out their dance. We also think of time as something separate, a steady ...

Breakthrough from Princeton team reveals exotic quantum state that coherently blends many-body correlation and quantum ...

Since 1991, UChicago’s Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics has connected students from Chicago Public Schools with world ...