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• A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers. The post A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve?
  Posted on Friday February 13, 2026
  Columnist Philip Ball thinks the phenomenon of decoherence might finally bridge the quantum-classical divide. The post Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water
  Posted on Wednesday February 11, 2026
  We describe electricity as a flow, but that’s not what happens in a typical wire. Physicists have begun to induce electrons to act like fluids, an effort that could illuminate new ways of thinking about quantum systems. The post Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Fed on Reams of Cell Data, AI Maps New Neighborhoods in the Brain
  Posted on Monday February 09, 2026
  Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data in the latest neurobiological cartography effort. The post Fed on Reams of Cell Data, AI Maps New Neighborhoods in the Brain first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equations
  Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
  Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues. The post Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equations first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »