For nearly a century, some of the simplest questions in quantum theory have stubbornly resisted clean answers, turning basic ...

As quantum computers continue to advance, many of today's encryption systems face the risk of becoming obsolete. A powerful ...

Researchers have demonstrated that a nanoparticle of 7,000 sodium atoms can act as a wave, creating a record-setting ...

In order to build the computers and devices of tomorrow, we have to understand how they use energy today. That's harder than ...

Physicists at Heidelberg University have developed a new theory that finally unites two long-standing and seemingly incompatible views of how exotic particles behave inside quantum matter. In some ...

Time feels steady and familiar in daily life, but at the quantum level it becomes slippery. That puzzle now has a fresh twist ...

A sensitive matter-wave interferometer measuring moiré fringes offers force sensitivity comparable to quantum interference ...

A century-old thought experiment on wave–particle duality is brought into the laboratory using a single trapped atom ...

US physicists have shed light on a long-standing mystery after they captured rare experimental ...

Virgin Galactic’s Purdue 1 suborbital flight in 2027 will probe the possibilities of in-space manufacturing and quantum technologies with autonomous experiments on board the all-Boilermaker flight.

Two African science journalists – Paul Adepoju and Mkhululi Chimoio – have won the “ Quantum Pitch Competition ”, organized by Physics World and Physics Magazine to mark the International Year of ...

The idea that quantum computing could transform medical artificial intelligence (AI) has gained momentum in recent years, driven by advances in cloud-accessible quantum platforms and hybrid computing ...