The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

The photoelectric effect, first explained in 1905, transformed our understanding of how light interacts with matter. When ...

The physics of quantum matter is undoubtedly the field of physics that currently employs the most researchers and produces ...

DARPA launched its “Quantum Benchmarking Initiative,” aiming to chart a path toward an industrially viable quantum computer ...

A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

In a supercooled lab setting, a tiny crystal has quietly flipped a half-century-old assumption on its head. Scientists at Rice University have reported the first direct observation of a long-predicted ...

Researchers have used the teleportation trick to forge a working logic gate between two separate quantum chips.

Researchers at TU Wien and FU Berlin have, for the first time, measured what happens when quantum information is lost, ...

One cool part of physics summer programmes is meeting people who actually study physics for a living. Some are university ...

CU Boulder scientists created a quantum device that uses cold atoms and lasers to track 3D acceleration. In a new study, ...

Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem. Yet it is becoming clearer that their near-term utility will be narrower ...