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 central problem is the general role of time in quantum mechanics, and especially the timescale associated with a quantum transition."

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Over the past several years, advances in quantum mechanics have allowed researchers to shrink heat engines to microscopic dimensions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Powerful systems like the System Two operate based on the principles of quantum mechanics, the science behind atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

In quantum mechanics, a zero is responsible for a bizarre source of energy—infinite and ubiquitous, present even in the deepest vacuum—and a phantom force exerted by nothing at all.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife