For decades, physicists have been trying to combine quantum physics and general relativity into a single, unified theory. One of the leading contenders is string theory, an elegant vision in which ...

David Gross shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics and is the director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Gross is one of the leading ...

In the last few years, excitement has grown among scientists as they've pursued a revolutionary new approach to unifying nature's forces. To the uninitiated, string theory is totally mind-boggling.

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

But despite its extraordinary popularity among some of the smartest people on the planet, string theory hasn’t been embraced by everyone–and now, nearly 30 years after it made its initial splash, some ...

String theory, conceptualized more than 50 years ago as a framework to explain the formation of matter, remains elusive as a ...

String theory suggests that the most fundamental building blocks of the universe are not particles like electrons or quarks, ...

I work with a guy who used to do GR/QM type research. He was basically driven out of the field by String Theorists. As much as I loathe to put words in his mouth, he'd likely point out that, of course ...

Novado Gallery has two concurrent solo exhibitions opening on Friday, Nov. 20, with Thyra Moore’s “Escape” and Robert Lach’s “So Far," which will be on display at the gallery until Saturday, Jan. 23.

Many observers have anointed scientist Brian Greene the intellectual heir to the late Carl Sagan, the famed author, astronomer and television host credited with popularizing science to a mass audience ...

On June 25, Timm Wrase awoke in Vienna and groggily scrolled through an online repository of newly posted physics papers. One title startled him into full consciousness. But now, Vafa and his ...