[The World] How we perceive the world we live in is fundamentally a philosophical question, and science is merely one of many possible interpretations. Newton referred to his work as the “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” (rather than natural science), and many renowned scientists have deep philosophical insights. In China, philosophy has historically not been … Read more
Editor & Proofreading & Illustration: YXG (Editor) Introduction So far, there have been three industrial revolutions in human history. The first industrial revolution began with the invention of the steam engine. Its core was converting chemical energy (coal) into mechanical energy (steam engine), allowing people to no longer rely solely on animal power, water power, … Read more
|Authors: Guo Hong1,† Wu Teng1 Luo Bin2 (1 Peking University, School of Electronics, Quantum Information Technology Center) (2 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, School of Electronic Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communication) This article is selected from “Physics” 2024 Issue 4 Abstract As one of the three core quantum technologies … Read more
If the Sun exhausts all its hydrogen energy, how will life on Earth survive? Can humanity find a new home in the universe? The outlook seems bleak: current observations indicate that the universe will continue to expand forever. This means that the density of matter and energy will become increasingly sparse, making energy collection more … Read more