The Casimir effect, a striking manifestation of quantum fluctuations, arises from the zero‐point energy inherent in the electromagnetic field. Predicted originally by Hendrik Casimir, this phenomenon ...

So-called “exotic phases of matter” are currently a major focus of scientific research. There are two reasons for this. From the perspective of basic science, they represent a largely unexplored ...

Cutting-edge atomic clocks may soon reveal a strange possibility: time itself behaving like a quantum object, existing in ...

The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the cosmos. It's also the source of one of the most enduring and confounding ...

A new study explores radical quantum theories suggesting gravity may cause wave function collapse, introducing a fundamental ...

Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, ...

Two separate research teams have uncovered ways to create exotic quantum states that defy conventional physical constraints. Cal Poly researchers showed that timed magnetic field changes can produce ...

The Casimir effect is a quantum phenomenon in which two materials, when placed close together, can be attracted or repelled by quantum fluctuations. A new study from researchers at the Chinese Academy ...

Theoretical physicists are trying to understand how the many possibilities that exist in quantum physics can become 'real.' A new model developed by UC Davis researchers suggests that there may be ...

Quantum computing has been touted as a revolutionary advance that uses our growing scientific understanding of the subatomic world to create a machine with powers far ...