Reliably quantifying and characterizing the quantum states of various systems is highly advantageous for both quantum physics ...

A teenager from Belgium has just vaulted from prodigy to pioneer, completing a PhD in quantum physics at 15 and immediately ...

Quantum physics has a reputation for needing exotic hardware, from liquid-helium-cooled qubits to sprawling AI clusters, just ...

Quantum computing is entering a pivotal year as breakthroughs move from laboratory experiments to real business impact across ...

Patrick Kaczmarek, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in applied physics and mechanical engineering, was awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to work on a project ...

Laurent Simons, a 15-year-old Belgian, has earned a PhD in quantum physics. He previously completed his bachelor's degree at age 12. Simons now plans to use science to enhance human capabilities. His ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

In the 1960s, a group of physicists and historians began a massive project meant to catalogue and record the history of quantum physics. It was called Sources for History of Quantum Physics (SHQP). As ...

It is something like the "Holy Grail" of physics: unifying particle physics and gravitation. The world of tiny particles is described extremely well ...

And they are stunning to look at. Superconducting quantum computers look like giant chandeliers, with rows of shiny discs, ...

A boiling sea of quarks and gluons, including virtual ones—this is how we can imagine the main phase of high-energy proton ...

Scientists at UConn are on the forefront of the second quantum revolution Close-up of a quantum computer's metallic ...