Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of ...

More than a century before quantum mechanics was born, Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton stumbled onto an idea that would quietly foreshadow one of the deepest truths in physics. While ...

Researchers in the US have demonstrated how quantum entanglement could be used to detect optical signals from astronomical ...

An international team of physicists has uncovered a subtle but important twist in how “memory” works in quantum systems.

A newly derived “q-desic” equation suggests that quantum effects may subtly alter particle trajectories across the universe.

Europe's strengths across multiple dimensions have resulted in creating successful initiatives in quantum technologies. Will this translate into commercial leadership ?

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly referred to as noise. To minimize these disturbances, physicists often study ...

A distributed intercity network of quantum sensors is placing additional constraints on the parameters that axionic dark matter could have. (Courtesy: USTC) A new of way of searching for dark-matter ...

The original story “ Physicists build a quantum Newton’s cradle where energy flows without resistance ” is published in The ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers ...

M odern life provides enough for us to worry about without having to add space junk to that list. Unfortunately, it is ...

Michael S Turner argues that the next breakthrough in particle physics and cosmology may be just around the corner.