The universe is getting more disordered, entropy is growing - this is the second law of thermodynamics. But according to ...

"Despite their name, quantum spin liquids exist in solid materials ... the foundation of the Standard Model of particle physics. Similarly, the theory of quantum pyrochlore magnets describes ...

Philip Ball looks at how a little-known paper by Niels Bohr demonstrates the turmoil in physics on the brink of quantum ...

Skyrmions are nanometer- to micrometer-sized magnetic whirls that exhibit particle-like properties and can be moved efficiently by electrical currents. These properties make skyrmions an excellent ...

“String theory was developed for people to understand the physics of the strong interaction. [...] People started from a very ...

Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum ... The Dirac equation had a sting in its tail: it predicted the existence of a particle identical to the electron in every way, apart ...

Quantum similarity and density functional ... influencing its reactivity in chemical reactions. Spin-Orbit Coupling: An interaction between a particle's spin and its motion, which can affect ...

Scientists suggest paraparticles, a quasiparticle class, potentially redefining physics by challenging the fermion and boson ...

The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum ... spin up electron is in a quantum superposition of ...

Bootstrapping strings Evidence that string theory ... study of particle scattering that was done by a trio of physicists in the US. By unifying all fundamental forces of nature, including gravity, ...