What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the world's population—most of them ...

Many objects that we normally deal with in quantum physics are only visible with special microscopes—individual molecules or ...

Researchers have announced results from a new search at the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) Facility at ...

When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...

For over a century, the Maxwell’s Demon paradox has haunted physics. This thought experiment suggests that a tiny, ...

An analog-digital approach to quantum simulation could lay the foundations for the next generation of supercomputers to ...

Quantum calculations amount to sophisticated estimates. But in 1931, Hans Bethe intuited precisely how a chain of particles ...

While the opportunities for quantum computing in life sciences are immense, it faces major challenges that must be addressed.

Physicists have built a new type of digital-analogue quantum simulator in Google’s laboratory, which can be used to study ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses light to tune the optical properties of quantum dots -- making the process faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable -- ...

Oxford scientists teleported quantum gates across six feet, linking separate processors. This step could lead to modular ...