quantum mechanics

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The achievement represents one of the strongest tests yet of quantum mechanics on scales approaching the macroscopic world.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

By building on earlier ideas that quantum mechanics might be part of a deeper theory, the new research points to possible links between quantum behavior, gravity, and the flow of time itself.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Quantum batteries operate using core principles of quantum mechanics, including superposition and entanglement, rather than the chemical processes used in today's batteries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Scientists hope the particle -- which is similar to a proton but four times heavier -- will reveal more about the strange behaviour of quantum mechanics.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Physicists began to think that string theory would unify quantum mechanics with relativity; they believed that it would lead to the theory of quantum gravity—the Theory of Everything that explains every phenomenon in the universe.

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