The brilliant physicist Richard Feynman once famously remarked that “nobody understands quantum mechanics” given the ...

For more than a century, gravity has been the stubborn outlier in physics, resisting every attempt to be folded neatly into the quantum rules that govern the rest of nature. Now a convergence of bold ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a ...

Researchers demonstrate that by shaping the spatial and temporal structure of photons, they can engineer customized quantum ...

The private communication of individuals and organizations is protected online by cryptography. Cryptography protects our information as it travels over and is stored on the internet—whether making a ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have found a way to use light to control and read tiny quantum ...

Quantum physics has a reputation for needing exotic hardware, from liquid-helium-cooled qubits to sprawling AI clusters, just ...

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On November 13, 2025, the Oregon Court of Appeals published Seabold Construction Co., Inc. v. KOZ 2211 SW 4th Avenue, LLC, 344 Or App 688 ...