Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

For seventy years, one stubborn physics problem has stood between fusion’s promise and practical reactors. That puzzle, how to keep violent runaway electrons from shredding the inside of a tokamak, ...

Taking a look back over the last twelve months, here are several of the biggest science stories in physics this year, as well ...

D-Wave is a promising pure play, but Alphabet's resources could position it to be a bigger quantum-computing winner. D-Wave Quantum has been making waves in the quantum-computing space. The company's ...

How is it that quantum physics governs the very smallest things in the universe, yet classical, Newtonian rules describe the movements of everything else, from people to planets? In the second of two ...

While atmospheric turbulence is a familiar culprit of rough flights, the chaotic movement of turbulent flows remains an unsolved problem in physics. To gain insight into the system, a team of ...

Standing Wave Coffee Roaster has opened its physical location on the South Side. The company was first launched as an independent roastery by brothers Evan and Colin Fry in 2020, complimenting a ...

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Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens. Reading time 6 minutes At Gizmodo, we love a good story about ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ...

What if the next new theory of the universe didn’t come from a human mind, but from an artificial one? In a development that has left the scientific community both awestruck and unsettled, artificial ...