What happens when a particle refuses to obey the arrow of time? This video uncovers the bizarre science of symmetry breaking and its implications for the future of physics.

For almost a century, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle has stood as one of the defining ideas of quantum physics: a particle's position and momentum cannot be known at the same time with absolute ...

Irish physicist William Rowan Hamilton’s pioneering work contained hints of the enigmatic wave–particle duality that governs the universe.

In 1956, physicist David Pines theorized the existence of a massless, neutral plasmon called a “demon” that could help explain the superconductivity of some exotic materials. Now, scientists at the ...

The Alen BreatheSmart 35i may not be the most thoughtfully designed air purifier out there, but it makes up for its humble looks with excellent air-cleaning performance and ultra-detailed air quality ...

Plasma is a state of matter that emerges when a gas is heated to sufficiently high temperatures, prompting some electrons to become free from atoms. This state of matter has been the focus of many ...

By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position without violating Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

For almost a century, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle has stood as one of the defining ideas of quantum physics: a particle's position and momentum ...

A simple yet intuitive approach to tracking tiny, quantum mechanical particles could inform the next breakthrough in quantum technology.

A new experiment confirms that angular momentum conservation holds even when a single photon is split into two.

Everything we see around us, from the ground beneath our feet to the most remote galaxies, is made of matter. For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current ...