Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The Standard Model of particle physics o ...

Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum ...

New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the ...

Part of our International Year of Quantum Science and Technology coverage More than 300 top quantum physicists gathered ...

Light exposure at night may disrupt our body's internal clocks, or circadian rhythms, that keep physiological processes ...

Despite decades of searching, scientists still haven’t found the elusive substance that holds galaxies together: dark matter.

It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make ...

A new material developed at Penn State defies a fundamental law of physics, opening doors to highly efficient solar cells.

"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...

Could One Physics Theory Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain? The phenomenon of criticality can explain the sudden emergence of new properties in a wide range of complex systems, from avalanches to ...

The Big Bang may mark an end—not the start—of a previous universe's aeon. Penrose's theory sees the universe as an eternal ...