What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with ...

Aug 14, 2025 · For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible

Nov 24, 2025 · Quantum theory fails to explain how the reality we experience emerges from the world of particles. A new take on quantum cause and effect could bridge the gap

Quantum mechanics is the best tool we have to understand how the universe works on its smallest scales. Everything we can see around us, from far-off galaxies to our own bodies, is made up of ...

Apr 15, 2025 · Physics What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality? For 100 years, quantum theory has painted the subatomic world as strange beyond words. But bold new …

Jan 6, 2025 · The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics invokes alternative realities to keep everything in balance. Has solving a century-old paradox now undermined their existence?

Apr 16, 2025 · Leader and Physics Quantum theory at 100: Let’s celebrate its power and provocation Quantum theory started with a bout of hay fever, and went on to transform our view of the universe – …

Sep 21, 2016 · The origin of quantum theory was, quite literally, a light-bulb moment. In 1900, Max Planck was trying to describe mathematically the energy output of light bulbs, and so make better ones.

Oct 15, 2024 · Physics Quantum theory is challenging long-standing ideas about entropy A mathematical study finds that three definitions of what it means for entropy to increase, which have …

Mar 26, 2025 · Researchers have identified the border between quantum physics and some as-yet-unknown post-quantum realm by mathematically analysing all possible measurements of simple …