quantum mechanics

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Despite the uncertainty about its interpretation, wave-particle duality lies at the core of quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

"The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem," says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

"There has to be some way to resolve this paradox to make our theory of gravity consistent with our theory of quantum mechanics," Mitman said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Quantum computing uses the principles of quantum mechanics to process information in ways classical computation cannot.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

When Jesse and I visited the bookstore together, I’d disappear into the science section, lost in books about quantum mechanics and space travel and theories I hardly understood but that fascinated me anyway.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson