#theoretical physics

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US scientists show time can go quantum in ion clock experiments

New Theory Places Time Inside Quantum Superposition

Researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology and Colorado State University have proposed a theory in which time can exist in quantum superpositions, with ticks that may run fast and slow.

Key Takeaways

Researchers propose that time can exist in quantum superpositions.
The theory is attributed to Stevens Institute of Technology and Colorado State University researchers.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via interestingengineering.com

A Dark Matter Study Suggests That Missing Signals May Be Part of the Message

A new study in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics argues that the long search for dark matter may need a new framing: the lack of a signal could itself point to a more complex dark sector.

Key Takeaways

A new JCAP study explores the possibility that dark matter comes in two states.
The work argues that a lack of detection may itself carry useful information.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via phys.org