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Physicists take step toward a 'theory of everything'
A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.
Physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms ineracting in space for first time ever
Physicists have used a novel technique to observe individual atoms interacting in free space for the first time ever. The new technique confirms a century-old quantum mechanical theory.
Physicists create hottest Schrödinger's cat ever in quantum breakthrough
Physicists have replicated the famous Schrödinger's cat experiment at hotter temperatures than ever before. The breakthrough is a small but significant step toward quantum computers that can work at normal temperatures.
Scientists claim to find 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' which could finally reveal the nature of dark energy
Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests.
'Einstein's equations need to be refined': Tweaks to general relativity could finally explain what lies at the heart of a black hole
Black hole singularities should not exist, according to theories of quantum mechanics. New tweaks to Einstein's equations of general relativity could finally do away with them, and explain what truly lies at the heart of a black hole.
The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever
Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.
Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time
Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.
