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Light is usually described using quantum mechanics when phenomena like entanglement enter the picture. But a new paper shows ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of physics.

Physicists from Imperial College London have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in quantum physics by reimagining the ...

New theoretical research finds that it's impossible to form a black hole with the energy of light particles alone, poking a hole in Einstein's theory of general relativity. When you purchase through ...

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Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light, interacting very weakly with ordinary ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...