What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they ...

A new light-based method lets tiny quantum dots release perfectly controlled photons, opening doors to faster and cheaper ...

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to UNESCO, marking 100 years since quantum mechanics was proposed. Look at any science magazine’s trending articles and ...

Researchers used Google’s quantum processor to simulate fundamental physics, offering a new way to study the universe’s basic forces and particles. The fundamental forces that shape our universe are ...

How likely you think something is to happen depends on what you already believe about the circumstances. That is the simple ...

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When a guitar string is plucked or a playground swing is set in motion, the movement gradually fades away. Physicists call ...

Researchers have unveiled a new quantum material that could make quantum computers much more stable by using magnetism to ...

String theory is perhaps the most high-profile candidate for what physicists call a theory of everything – a single ...

CERN scientists have analyzed a particle of antimatter isolated in an undecided quantum state known as a superposition for the first time.

To merge quantum physics and general relativity, physicists aim to quantize gravity. But what if gravity isn’t quantum at all?