Fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe. The theory combines the ideas of particles and waves into a concentration of energy that flows throughout space and time.

The ancient Greeks conceived of five building blocks of matter – from bottom to top: earth, water, air, fire and aether. Aether was the matter that filled the heavens and explained the rotation of the ...

Scientists propose early cosmic waves formed dark matter, linking its origin to gravitational ripples from the young Universe ...

In the chaotic first moments after the Big Bang, ripples in spacetime may have done more than just echo through the ...

Since its development 100 years ago, quantum mechanics has revolutionized our understanding of nature, revealing a bizarre world in which an object can act like both waves and particles, and behave ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Embrace the flow, says a duo of mechanical engineers at North Carolina State University—the flow of energy, that is. The mantra you might normally hear from your yoga instructor could be an entirely ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe. The theory combines the ideas of particles and waves into a concentration ...