Explore the fundamental concept of matter in physics, everything that makes up the physical world around us. Matter is not ...

Twisted materials—known as moiré structures—have revolutionized modern physics, emerging as today's "alchemy" by creating ...

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Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in ...

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules, and laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help ...

Researchers have created digital copies of our galaxy, the Milky Way, to better understand one of the Universe's greatest mysteries: dark matter. These virtual twins are the result of the ...

A phonon-based theoretical framework for liquids marks a major step toward a universal equation of state with broad implications across physics, chemistry and engineering ...

Enrique Rico Ortega and Sofia Vallecorsa explain how quantum computing will allow physicists to model complex dynamics, from ...

A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.