Take, for instance, quantum entanglement, which says that the state of one particle can be determined by examining the state ...

Physicists are quietly rewriting the rulebook for how we might cross the gulf between stars, not by bolting bigger rockets to ...

Quantum physics has quietly been rewriting the rulebook on matter, and the latest breakthroughs suggest that the so‑called ...

Long considered a serious technical challenge, superradiance could actually help quantum devices go even further.

The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets ...

A rewarding book that offers a cogent look at the science’s history and the second quantum revolution that’s under way ...

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light, interacting very weakly with ordinary ...

When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone. This ...

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a one-dimensional “quantum wire” using a gas of ultracold atoms. In this system, both ...

As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close, Margaret Harris revisits some of the year’s ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...

Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder ...