A new paper uses a simplified model to prove that gravity can be unified between quantum and standard physics. The simpler ...

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum ...

The new book, Women in the History of Quantum Physics, spotlights the oft-forgotten contributions of women scientists in the field.

Exactly a century ago, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger laid the foundations of an equation that would mark the history ...

With greater control over the quantum realm, physicists are poised to make major leaps in quantum computing, quantum gravity and more.

This cataclysm would result from a change in the Higgs field, a quantum field that pervades all of space. It would be ...

A bold new quantum theory of gravity may finally bridge the long-standing rift between Einstein’s general relativity and quantum field theory. This potential "Theory of Everything" could answer some o ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space ...

Transistors are the fundamental building blocks behind today's electronic revolution, powering everything from smartphones to ...

The Standard Model is a gauge theory that describes the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, and it has specific ...

The universe is a strange, beautiful place—rich with possibilities and governed by the odd rules of quantum mechanics. One of ...