In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the ...

If ever spotted in the emptiness of space, according to theoretical physicist Eugeny Babichev of the University of ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

When two observers measure an entangled state, the frequencies of their observed results manifest the strength of quantum theory. Extreme values governing these statistics have now been successfully ...

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Flashes like Cherenkov radiation in space may reveal negative-energy ghosts, hinting at gaps in gravity theories.

ORLANDO, Fla. – For Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr., mathematics is magic. The 74-year-old theoretical physicist had always loved math – it ran in the family, after all. His father and grandfather ...

Prize-winning black hole theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca has joined OpenAI's new science team, Axios has learned. The big picture: Lupsasca is the first person to join the OpenAI for Science ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

A theoretical proposal published in the journal Reports on Progress in Physics is making some bold claims about our previous understanding of quantum physics. Mainly, that we were wrong. The proposed ...