Artificial intelligence is still remaking the global economy, but a second, deeper tremor is already building underneath it.

Hardy's paradox, created in 1992, hinted at a scenario haunting the edges of quantum physics. It presented a thought ...

An experiment with ultracold atoms reveals that a strongly driven quantum system doesn’t always heat up as expected. In daily ...

Shaped quantum light is turning ordinary photons into powerful tools for the future of technology.

Researchers use a technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, to study the electronic behavior of quantum materials. The above graphic illustrates an ultrabright X-ray striking a ...

IMAGE: THE APPLICATION OF THE QUANTUM APPROXIMATE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM (QAOA) TO JET CLUSTERING. (A) ELECTRON-POSITRON COLLISIONS: WHEN ELECTRONS AND POSITRONS COLLIDE, THE RESULTING QUARKS AND ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the iconic Shapiro steps, a staircase-like quantum effect, in ultracold atoms. In a recent experiment, an alternating current was applied to a Josephson ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024, which include important research in nuclear physics, quantum computing, medical ...

Physicists are quietly advancing a radical idea: time might not be a single, thin line but a full three‑dimensional landscape ...

Pure-play developers like IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum are the hottest quantum computing stocks right now. Big tech giants are also exploring quantum computing in addition to their ...