Tim Kovachy is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and at the Center for Fundamental Physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. Quantum mechanics predicts that single ...

Quantum computing might be the next tech megatrend.

Another sensor that tends to be hidden away in plain sight is the ambient light sensor. Once again, you've seen it in action as it's used to adjust the brightness levels of your screen. But with the ...

They ask us to believe, for example, that the world we experience is fundamentally divided from the subatomic realm it’s built from. Or that there is a wild proliferation of parallel universes, or ...

The attorney general spent the majority of the time trying to turn the page from persistent criticism of the Justice ...

Many militaries have turned to laser technology in a bid to cheaply knock out large-scale drone attacks.

A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and deeply connected to how the galaxy is organized.

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Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines ...

To detect radio signals using a gas, researchers first have to perform a quantum magic trick. They use a sequence of lasers to inflate a tiny atom — typically a cesium atom — into a giant version of ...

Long before quantum mechanics existed, a scientist developed a powerful way of describing motion by drawing an analogy between particles and light.

Human rights abuses marred the presidential elections in Uganda in January 2026 and the contested polls in Tanzania in October 2025. As neighbouring Kenya enters a pre-electoral phase with ...