At the smallest scales of nature, the rules of the world shift in ways that can feel unsettling and beautiful at the same ...

For nearly a century, some of the simplest questions in quantum theory have stubbornly resisted clean answers, turning basic ...

An experiment measuring a single atom's recoil confirmed that observing a particle destroys interference, settling the ...

Physicists at Heidelberg University have developed a new theory that finally unites two long-standing and seemingly ...

Once considered an oddity of quantum physics, time crystals could be a good building block for accurate clocks and sensors, ...

A team of US researchers has unveiled a device that can conduct electricity along its fractionally charged edges without ...

For more than a century, modern physics has rested on two towering frameworks that do not quite agree with each other. Quantum theory governs particles and fields, while Einstein’s gravity describes ...

Time feels steady and familiar in daily life, but at the quantum level it becomes slippery. That puzzle now has a fresh twist ...

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At 15, a Belgian prodigy finishes a quantum physics PhD and turns to AI-driven medicine, raising an unexpected question about ...

Quantum computers struggle because their qubits are incredibly easy to disrupt, especially during calculations. A new ...