False vacuum decay model shows why our universe may be living on borrowed time In a nutshell Scientists used a 5,564-qubit ...

Quantum physics underlies technologies from the laser to the smartphone. The International Year of Quantum marks a century of scientific developments.

Physicists have performed a simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate ...

A search for particles’ most paradoxical quantum states led researchers to construct a 37-dimensional experiment ...

A paradox at the heart of quantum physics has been tested in an extraordinary fashion, pushing the boundaries of human ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...

The universe is getting more disordered, entropy is growing -- this is the second law of thermodynamics. But according to quantum theory, entropy should actually stay the same. Scientists took a ...

Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the Universe.

This solution could not only help submarines sense where they are without risking exposure, but also elevate a tactical ...

New research shows that the second law of thermodynamics, which states entropy increases over time, also applies to closed ...

In a first, US researchers have observed fractional excitons, a new class of quantum particles, that were only theoretically ...

Michelle Lollie transitioned from a career in finance to developing quantum optical systems in industry. She talks to Tushna Commissariat about the American Physical Society (APS) Bridge Program; as ...