David Thomson and Jim Bourassa of the Quantum AetherDynamics Institute in Gilberts, Ill., said their Aether Physics Model includes the "Holy Grail" of physics sought by Albert Einstein -- the unified force theory.

"Our model shows the forces are unified by a simple set of general laws explainable as the fabric of space-time itself, which is a dynamic, quantum-scale Aether," said Bourassa.

"This new model of quantum existence does not change the laws of quantum mechanics, it merely changes our view of quantum structure," Thomson added.

Thompson and Bourassa have formed a non-profit research organization to develop and disseminate the Aether Physics Model; published Secrets of the Aether, a book about the theory; and released a white paper that summarizes the theory. That paper is available on-line at www.16pi2.com/files/NewFoundationPhysics.pdf.