Positronium shouldn't last long enough to be interesting. It's an "atom" assembled from an electron and its antimatter twin — ...

Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

Quantum physics once shocked scientists by revealing that particles can behave like waves—and now, that strange behavior has ...

One of the defining breakthroughs that set quantum physics apart from classical physics was the realization that matter behaves very differently at ...

Contrary to what one might imagine, objects of macroscopic size can adopt quantum behavior, coexisting in several states ...

Advancements in structured illumination and computational imaging are revolutionizing semiconductor wafer inspection, ...

Researchers have shown that surprisingly large metal particles can behave according to quantum mechanics, existing in multiple states at once.

Polytec's optical measurement equipment focuses on dynamic response measurements. MEMS devices typically have actively moving ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here. When physicist ...

The weather pattern has caused serious drought and heat wave after heat wave. In this First Warning Weather University lesson, Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans explores what La Niña is and its little ...

A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real. By using cutting-edge evolutionary methods, researchers found that languages ...