Could we be trapped inside a simulated reality, rather than the physical universe we usually assume? It’s a tantalizing theory, long theorized by philosophers and popularized by the 1999 blockbuster ...

Physicists have spent decades arguing over whether our universe is a fundamental reality or a kind of cosmic software, and ...

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For years, the idea that reality might be a sophisticated computer program has drifted from late-night dorm debates into mainstream culture and serious philosophy. Now a new wave of theoretical work ...

Researchers at the quantum computing firm Quantinuum used a new Helios-1 quantum computer to simulate a mathematical model that has long been used to study superconductivity. These simulations are not ...

Desired circular short-time attractor showing cells accumulated on a ring (left) and the corresponding myosin distribution (right) in a living chick embryo. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

A single atom has performed the first full quantum simulations of how certain molecules react to light. The researchers who carried out the feat say that their minimalistic approach could dramatically ...