We often marvel at the genius of Albert Einstein, a physicist who revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Yet, even ...

C&EN’s latest podcast, Inflection Point, leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore three ...

Physicists from Osaka Metropolitan University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology were, for the first time, able to observe Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in quantum fluid. The ...

Back in the 1920s, quantum mechanics, which is the theory that underpins everything from how atoms behave to how quantum computers work, was well on the way to gaining mainstream acceptance. But one ...

The powers of creation exist within us. Image by Zulman/iStock Hints about the biocentric nature of the universe have been made by some of the greatest scientists in modern physics, including Max ...

Physicists have managed to simulate a strange quantum phenomenon where light appears to arise from empty space a concept that until now has only existed in theory. Using cutting-edge simulations, ...

The mere mention of “quantum consciousness” makes most physicists cringe, as the phrase seems to evoke the vague, insipid musings of a New Age guru. But if a new hypothesis proves to be correct, ...

If practitioners of different religions claim results, maybe the seeds of those results are in the practitioners themselves, not the dogma. John-Michael Lawrence is a trained lawyer and project ...

I’m a fan of the Marvel movies. Not just for the action and the effects, but perhaps even more so for the clever dialogue between characters. I find the writers and actors witty and brilliant. In one ...