Scientists recreated a particle-forming process linked to the extreme physics of the early universe using a 13-ion quantum simulator. The breakthrough suggests quantum computers could eventually help ...

Members of the BYU “Q-gars” pose with iQuHACK judges after winning the IonQ challenge. The team earned first place at MIT’s annual quantum hackathon. (Courtesy of Kai Sandberg) For the first time in ...

Faithful simulations of the world are impossible to create using ordinary computers. Simulating physical reality is, however, the original, express purpose of quantum computers. In 1981, long before ...

In other words, the laws of physics cannot explain themselves. The mystery is that the universe has intelligible laws that can be understood by a rational observer. So, in essence, quantum mechanics ...

Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that teleology is a remnant of antiquated ways of thinking about causation, and ...

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The strange rules of quantum mechanics could spell the end of our universe. But they might also spare it from one particular fate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration shows matter rushing forward from a singularity at the dawn of time during the Big Bang. | Credit: Robert Lea ...