At the smallest scales of nature, the rules of the world shift in ways that can feel unsettling and beautiful at the same ...

Are the mysteries of quantum mechanics finally starting to crack, or are we just getting better at asking sharper questions? Since the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics honored experiments on quantum ...

Quantum physics may sound abstract, but Ph.D. candidates Kirsten Kanneworff and David Dechant show that quantum research can also be very concrete. Together, they are investigating how quantum ...

An experiment measuring a single atom's recoil confirmed that observing a particle destroys interference, settling the ...

Once considered an oddity of quantum physics, time crystals could be a good building block for accurate clocks and sensors, ...

Physicists at Heidelberg University have developed a new theory that finally unites two long-standing and seemingly ...

A team of US researchers has unveiled a device that can conduct electricity along its fractionally charged edges without ...

By squeezing terahertz light beyond its usual limits, researchers have exposed hidden quantum "jiggles" inside a ...

At 15, a Belgian prodigy finishes a quantum physics PhD and turns to AI-driven medicine, raising an unexpected question about ...

For the first time in Cougar history, Brigham Young University students competed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's annual quantum hackathon from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 — and won.

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We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...