"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...

"Quantum" may seem like a useless buzzword, but quantum computing is a real thing, and it's actually understandable even if ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Quantum physics is the branch ...

Does the universe notice that we're paying attention to a quantum experiment? The answer goes against everything we thought ...

In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence ...

Rapid advances in the kind of problems that quantum computers can tackle suggest that they are closer than ever to becoming ...

The Aquila magneto-optical trap in QuEra’s facilities. Subatomic particles such as quarks can pair up when linked by ‘strings’ of force fields — and release energy when the strings are pulled to the ...

Physicists manage to protect quantum information from noise using skyrmions, a key advance for networks and quantum computing ...

Retired psychiatrist Dr. Sam D. Toney releases Revelation Equation, a science fiction novel grounded in real physics that ...

A single nanoparticle made of glass (a white point near the center of the photo) is confined in an optical potential created with a focused laser beam. By detecting the light scattered by the ...

Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...