Gravity Research update Unifying gravity and quantum mechanics without the need for quantum gravity Approach uses the random coupling of the quantum and classical worlds Read article: Unifying gravity and quantum mechanics without the need for quantum gravity
Mathematical physics Research update Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics Connecting the wave properties of light to the mechanical properties of point masses could help explain optical phenomena Read article: Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics
Mathematical physics Research update Shapes are programmed to roll along specific downhill paths Insights into “trajectoids” could lead to better qubits and NMR Read article: Shapes are programmed to roll along specific downhill paths
Everyday science Blog Approaching infinity…and beyond Siblings Eugenia Viti and Ivan Viti explore the mathematical limits of the everyday Read article: Approaching infinity…and beyond
Culture, history and society Feature Freeman Dyson: the visionary thinker and maverick scientist who challenged authority Hamish Johnston looks into the radical thoughts and wide-ranging work of mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson Read article: Freeman Dyson: the visionary thinker and maverick scientist who challenged authority
Quantum mechanics Research update Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest The connection between the two effects can now be explained without recourse to quantum theory Read article: Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest
Atomic and molecular Research update ‘Speed limit’ on changes in non-equilibrium systems confirmed by new experiment Dissipation–time uncertainty relation studied using a trapped ion Read article: ‘Speed limit’ on changes in non-equilibrium systems confirmed by new experiment
Quantum mechanics Research update Complex numbers are essential in quantum theory, experiments reveal Imaginary numbers are more that just a mathematical convenience Read article: Complex numbers are essential in quantum theory, experiments reveal
Mathematical physics Research update Theory of non-reciprocal flow could lead to new quantum devices Synthetic magnetic fields control flow around quantum trimers Read article: Theory of non-reciprocal flow could lead to new quantum devices
Astronomy and space Research update Spacecraft in a ‘warp bubble’ could travel faster than light, claims physicist Soliton scheme needs vast amounts of energy Read article: Spacecraft in a ‘warp bubble’ could travel faster than light, claims physicist