In the midst of the current spate of anniversaries - VE Day, the end of the Vietnam War, the first Earth Day - one might have thought the death of the most famous scientist in history 50 years ago ...

A new measurement in quantum electrodynamics -- an extension of quantum mechanics -- is 10 times more precise than any recent measurements. Deviations from QED would have far-reaching consequences in ...

Physicists have developed the most sensitive method ever for measuring the potential energy of an atom (within a hundredth of a decillionth of a joule -- or 10-35 joule), and used it to validate one ...

A new measurement in quantum electrodynamics – an extension of quantum mechanics – is 10 times more precise than any recent measurements. Quantum electrodynamics, or QED, is one of the most successful ...

Discrepancies in the study of an exotic form of matter called positronium may lead to the discovery of new physics. Electricity and magnetism are two of the more familiar phenomena studied by modern ...

There are three possibilities: Either physicists have made a mistake in their calculations, protons are playing a terrible practical joke on physicists, or — a really long shot — the quantum theory ...

(Nanowerk News) Physicists at the Australian National University have developed the most sensitive method ever for measuring the potential energy of an atom (within a hundredth of a decillionth of a ...