Loop quantum gravity tries to quantize general relativity with no strings attached, while preserving the background independence already inherent to GR.

In today's world of battery-operated devices, the proper use of the low-power/sleep modes provided in most embedded microcontrollers (MCUs) is critical. At the same time, most high-volume MCU ...

Everything we think we know about the shape of the universe could be wrong. Instead of being flat like a bedsheet, our universe may be curved, like a massive, inflated balloon, according to a new ...

The environments in space habitats and on the Earth are both closed-loop systems, only on vastly different scales.

New research suggests our universe may actually be a closed loop instead of a never-ending expanse, but the theory has drawn criticism from other cosmologists.