A new interactive web application allows for a tangible understanding of abstract concepts of quantum game theory. The Kobe ...

One of the most basic assumptions of fundamental physics is that the different properties of mass -- weight, inertia and gravitation -- always remain the same in relation to each other. Although all ...

One hundred years ago on a quiet, rocky island, German physicist Werner Heisenberg helped set in motion a series of scientific developments that would touch nearly all of physics. There, Heisenberg ...

Big name physicists and astronomers gave us amazing revelations, which sometimes spun off profound takeaways in philosophy, metaphysics, and everyday existence. So let’s briefly look past the science ...

For decades, physicists have struggled to reconcile the laws governing the very small with those that describe the vast ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

In July 1925, physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to Wolfgang Pauli sharing his new ideas about what would eventually become known as quantum theory. A hundred years later, that theory has been ...

Are you ready to become a leader in the emerging quantum economy? The quantum engineering minor provides a unique overview of one of the fastest-growing technological fields and will help to prepare ...

Everyone has their favourite example of a trick that reliably gets a certain job done, even if they don’t really understand why. Back in the day, it might have been slapping the top of your television ...