Quantum Physics

Proving that one quantum measurement is more powerful than another has long been difficult. Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düssel

Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a boost to quantum te

A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station’s Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechanics at the coldest p

A new quantum device can generate precisely controlled bursts of sound-like particles, or phonons, by forcing electrons through an ultra-thi

When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum worl

A new quantum computing chip turns destructive noise into a programmable feature, helping scientists study signal loss and error correction

A clever nanoscale redesign may have solved one of superconductivity’s biggest problems. Researchers in Sweden discovered that by subtly scu

An experiment with a toy universe made up of extremely cold atoms shows how time can emerge from quantum interactions, instead of existing b

The central equation of quantum mechanics features the imaginary number i. Erwin Schrödinger considered it a major eyesore. Now, physicists

Short-wavelength magnons and their couplings are difficult to detect, limiting studies of nanoscale spin dynamics. Now a method using soft X

Nuclear physicists used a little magic in their latest experiment conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Acc

Researchers at Quantum Source and the Weizmann Institute of Science trapped an atom close enough to interact efficiently with light confined

Physicists with the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have observed the Bc*+ meson, an excited version of the Bc+ me