Quantum #physics is often described as the most successful scientific framework in history.
In its 100 years of existence, it has explained everything from the periodic table of the elements to how #stars shine.
But there is one fundamental phenomenon it can’t explain: #gravity.
Generations of researchers have tried to create a #quantum theory of gravity, and their work has produced sophisticated mathematical constructs, such as string theory.
But experimental physicists haven’t found concrete evidence for any of these, and they’re not even sure what such evidence could look like.
Now there is a sense that insights could be around the corner.
In the past decade, many researchers have become more optimistic that there are ways to test the true nature of gravity in the laboratory.
#physics
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02509-7