At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

String theory unifies all the forces of nature. Forces that seem very different, such as gravity and electricity, are deeply ...

Vincenzo Savona, head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems. 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber- CC-BY-SA 4.0 ...

Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

For years quantum technology seemed exciting in theory but not much good in practice. Now the ability to combine qubits—bits ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...

Quantum computing stocks are becoming the new favorite opportunity in the AI revolution. IonQ has become a darling of quantum ...

Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

Physics is this close to understanding the entire universe. And what lives in this gap? Many physicists think it’s the ...

From Fundamental Concepts to Dynamical Mechanisms, by Wolfgang Bietenholz and Uwe-Jens Wiese, Cambridge University Press.

When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ...