Researchers have discovered a new way in which computers based on quantum physics could beat the performance of classical computers. The work, by researchers based in Singapore and the UK, implies ...

Can we reveal objects that are hidden in environments completely opaque to the human eye? With conventional imaging techniques, the answer is no: a dense cloud or layer of material blocks light so ...

Herewith some mind-bending questions: Are we living in a computer simulation, as in "The Matrix"? Why is there something rather than nothing? That is, why does the universe exist at all? Are there ...

Wait. You haven't seen The Matrix? It's a modern sci-fi classic and now it's also 20 years old. Well, you should watch it. Here's the basic idea—some dude (Neo) finds out he's been living in a ...