Physicists have long been fascinated by the concept of symmetry breaking, a fundamental principle in physical sciences that ...

Physicists at Washington University have forged ahead in the field of quantum mechanics by creating a new phase of matter ...

Time crystals are like a clock that never needs winding or batteries. “In theory, it should be able to go on forever,” Zu said. In practice, time crystals are fragile and sensitive to the environment.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new technique to better understand how electrons interact within materials. By ...

You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her title, Hayley Brazier, Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history ...