The worldB次元官网网址檚 top physicists will gather in Vancouver this August to launch a Quantum Gravity Institute that could significantly advance our understanding of physics and gravity.

The goal is to discover the theory of quantum gravity, one of scienceB次元官网网址檚 greatest mysteries.

B次元官网网址淒iscovering the theory of quantum gravity could lead to the possibility of time travel, new quantum devices, or even massive new energy resources that produce clean energy and help us address climate change,B次元官网网址� said Philip Stamp, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

The conference will take place between Aug. 15-19, and will welcome two dozen of the worldB次元官网网址檚 top physicists, including Nobel Laureates Jim Peebles, Sir Roger Penrose and Kip Thorne B次元官网网址� who is well known for developing the original idea for the 2014 film Interstellar.

For roughly 100 years, physics has been based on EinsteinB次元官网网址檚 theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

The theory of relativity has helped us understand the cosmos, leading to space travel and technology like atomic clocks, which govern GPS systems. Quantum mechanics is responsible for the electronics, lasers, computers, cell phones and plastics that support modern transportation, communications, medicine, agriculture and energy systems.

The two theories have provided countless breakthroughs but are seemingly contradictory B次元官网网址� the theory of quantum gravity is meant to be the bridge between these two theories.

B次元官网网址淭he potential long-term ramifications of this discovery are so incredible that life on earth 100 years from now could look as miraculous to us now as todayB次元官网网址檚 technology would have seemed to people living 100 years ago,B次元官网网址� Stamp said.

The conference will be open to the public on Aug. 17 and provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from the worldB次元官网网址檚 pre-eminent physicists.

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