The research showcases yet another way quantum systems evade common sense—and still be useful.
This breakthrough in precision timing is about the size of your fingernail and only loses one second every 30,000 years.
Physicist Paul Davies looks back at the past century of quantum mechanics—the most disruptive theory in the history of modern science.
In chemistry, molecules with a "flat" geometry are often stable enough to support a wide range of reactions. But in the quantum world, that's not technically true.
The time crystal "beads," held midair by sound waves, bring the enigmatic quantum system into renewed practical relevance.
Long considered a serious technical challenge, superradiance could actually help quantum devices go even further.
Quantum timekeeping comes with the paradoxes of quantum mechanics, a new study suggests.
Einstein was a great thinker who made plenty of mistakes—errors that sometimes led to more meaningful discoveries in physics, long after his passing.
Quantum tunneling is a fascinating concept that has informed how much of today's digital technology works.
The first reported demonstration of “unconditional” quantum advantage has little practical value—but that's perhaps why it matters.
A simple yet intuitive approach to tracking tiny, quantum mechanical particles could inform the next breakthrough in quantum technology.
Researchers created a strange quantum crystal from a material found in smartphones—the first of its kind visible to the naked eye.
The feat makes the microscopic world more tangible, while offering tantalizing opportunities for deeper investigations into complex quantum systems.
A groundbreaking experiment demonstrates yet again that light exists both as a wave and a particle in the quantum world—but we can’t see both at the same time.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of modern quantum mechanics, a survey asked physicists for their takes on some hot questions in quantum theory.
A new theory promises to simplify our approach to the universe's earliest moments, but some cosmologists say further mathematical scrutiny is warranted.
A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms fall.
The rabbit hole of quantum gets weirder the deeper you go—but also has plenty of promise.
Black hole singularities might be the beginning rather than an end, new research suggests.
A unique property of quantum systems is on display in one of the LHC's standard particle production methods.
