Measuring the world precisely is much harder than it sounds. At very small scales, ...

Entangled atoms, separated in space, are giving scientists a powerful new way to measure the world with stunning precision.

Together with an international team, researchers from the Molecular Physics Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have ...

Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold gas of atoms confined to a single line, countless collisions occur—but ...

Ultracold atoms sit at the heart of the quantum-technology revolution. India has built a strong and steadily growing presence ...

Can a small lump of metal be in a quantum state that extends over distant locations? A research team at the University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the prize announcement, cheers and excitement have surrounded the home institutions of these laureates in Berkeley, Santa ...

Scientists awarded for light pulses that capture electron moves Findings could advance electronics and medical diagnostics Laureates share $1 million prize Second Nobel prize of this year's line-up ...

Light and matter can remain at separate temperatures even while interacting with each other for long periods, according to ...

Scientists have created 3D printed surfaces featuring intricate textures that can be used to bounce unwanted gas particles away from quantum sensors, allowing useful particles like atoms to be ...

STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded Tuesday to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds. Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University in the U ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Understanding how atoms form is a fundamental ...