Physicist Paul Davies looks back at the past century of quantum mechanics—the most disruptive theory in the history of modern science.

Physicists artificially slowed down time to reveal the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect, a consequence of special relativity. This image from the experiment shows a sphere seemingly moving at 99.9 ...

Scientists test Einstein’s quantum challenge with one atom, directly measuring when photon paths erase interference stripes.

Every time a transistor switches, it generates heat. Pack enough transistors together and you hit a wall: the chip melts before it computes. This thermal ceiling is why Splunk notes that “as physical ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE — A science writer, two technology CEOs and a venture capital firm co-founder will headline Purdue University's Presidential Lecture Series this spring. The series will be held in ...

MONTEREY – Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was Barack Obama’s chief of staff, and Karl Rove, who was a senior adviser to George W. Bush and deputy chief of staff of the 43rd president, will be ...

Join the founders of Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman for a lecture highlighting their dedication to community-engaged research and to the social responsibility of architects and urban planners at ...

A new light-based breakthrough could help quantum computers finally scale up. Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, allowing ...

Joel Yuen-Zhou spends his time solving scientific puzzles and developing entirely new ways of driving chemical reactions using quantum effects. The University of California San Diego theoretical ...

Lectures by new Chaired Professors, sponsored by the President of Smith College. These lectures are free and open to the public. Chaired Professor Lecturer series details for 2025-26 can be found on ...