A problem that has long been considered impossible to solve and that now, thanks to a breakthrough, can be calculated quickly ...

A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic ...

Harnessing quantum states that avoid thermalization enables energy harvesters to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits such as Carnot efficiency, report researchers from Japan. The team developed a ...

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Best of the best Who takes the award for the top physics Nobel of the 21st century? (Courtesy: Nobel Foundation) With the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics due to be unveiled on Tuesday 7 October, Physics ...

Oct. 4, 2025 — Scientists at OIST have, for the first time, directly tracked the elusive “dark excitons” inside atomically thin materials. These quantum particles could revolutionize information ...