
OpenAI just scooped mathematicians’ work on another million-dollar problem
Another bombshell result shows how artificial intelligence is fueling fierce competition at the frontiers of math and physics

OpenAI just scooped mathematicians’ work on another million-dollar problem
Another bombshell result shows how artificial intelligence is fueling fierce competition at the frontiers of math and physics

Physicists trap a single antimatter particle for a month
For the first time, scientists can make quantum measurements on a positron particle


Why we probably live in a multiverse
The once-fringe quantum Many Worlds theory now seems much more likely

Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher
Physicists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider on Long Island have seen hints of a phase transition from the early universe

Physicists pinpoint the perfect crystal site for an ultra-accurate nuclear clock
Growing crystals “like alchemy,” researchers plotted out the ideal site within the lattice to build a nuclear clock

Sunlight could be the key to making quantum computers less energy-hungry
A proof-of-principle experiment used concentrated sunlight to produce entangled photons

Top quantum computer expert claims Microsoft’s ‘topological qubit’ doesn’t hold up
The company has been touting its quantum technology for years, but some experts say these claims just don’t pass muster

Poem: ‘The Soliloquy of Schrödinger’s Cat’
A meditation on life and the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum mechanics

Edward Witten
The renowned physicist on the lack of public support for political interference in science

Can black holes send information back in time?
Extremely curved spacetime can warp cause and effect, creating channels for backward communication

Microsoft’s new quantum computer chip has a fundamental problem
Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing breakthrough with its Majorana 2 chip continues a trend of bold claims followed by scant evidence

Tiny quantum computers could lead to supersized telescopes
Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories