In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have detected a previously unknown quantum force capable of bending light in controlled lab simulations. This finding challenges our current understanding of ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

While many plans for quantum computers transmit data using the particles of light known as photons, researchers from the ...

Using the quantum states of particles of light as currency could make for unforgeable transactions, and a new experiment has ...

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Quantum physics often reveals phenomena that defy common sense. A new theory of quantum scarring deepens our understanding of ...

Physicists have managed to simulate a strange quantum phenomenon where light appears to arise from empty space a concept that until now has only existed in theory. Using cutting-edge simulations, ...

A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” ...

Bright squeezed light, combining quantum noise reduction with high optical power, is a valuable resource for quantum sensing. To achieve this goal, scientists in China developed a nonclassical hybrid ...

Theoretical physicists along with an experimental team have found evidence of a quantum spin liquid in a material known as pyrochlore cerium stannate. They achieved this by combining state-of-the-art ...

Made out of a fluorescent protein, the qubit is just 3 nanometers in diameter, scientists report August 20 in Nature. By hitting the protein with laser light, tweaking it with microwaves and observing ...