Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space ...

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Light is usually described using quantum mechanics when phenomena like entanglement enter the picture. But a new paper shows ...

A new presidential initiative called QMIT will advance the development of quantum technologies—and help ensure that they are ...

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 ...

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the ...

Ultracold atoms have successfully mimicked a fundamental quantum effect normally found in electronic circuits.

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

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

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

Protons, the positively charged particles that help build every atom in our bodies, are starting to look less like classical ...