So a pair of Princeton professors are taking a new tack: Teach the nuts and bolts of quantum mechanics until the midterm, and then no more problem sets, quizzes or tests. The students in “Chemistry ...

The findings come from the first quantum-mechanical simulations of quasicrystals—a type of solid that scientists once thought couldn't exist. While the atoms in quasicrystals are arranged in a ...

Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the rules of the physical world. They can exist in two places at once, pass through solid barriers and even ...

News Release 13-Jun-2025 First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist Quasicrystals couldn't be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns.