It turns out that imaginary numbers aren’t really needed for quantum mechanics.

Remember building model molecules with balls and sticks in chemistry class? You have J. Robert Oppenheimer to thank for that, ...

Even 'empty' space is seething with quantum fluctuations. (Quardia/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Empty space is never actually ...

This idea may help address the black hole information paradox, especially the problem that black holes seem to violate a key ...

Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By combining advanced photoelectron ...

For many of us, advanced physics can be tough to understand to begin with, which makes it all the more impressive whenever someone earns a Nobel Prize for advancing the field even further. The latest ...

For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this ...

Researchers at Monash University have predicted a new type of quantum matter that challenges decades of thinking about how ...

The world's first quantum battery prototype is here and it has some bizarre properties. Could these devices one day power ...

Two very different types of quantum particles may be able to form stable droplets that hold themselves together, challenging ...

A physicist challenges the core idea of quantum mechanics, that events are truly random. He says a hidden framework of rules may influence outcomes. That’s because our current math makes quantum ...

Quantum mechanics is all about explaining the weirdest, most unlikely aspects of our reality, including oddities we might not ...