By extending a proof of a physically important behavior in one-dimensional quantum spin systems to higher dimensions, a RIKEN ...

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

During my tenure — and throughout PNNL’s 60-year history — we have focused on addressing the most pressing challenges in ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

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

Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that ...

A century after Heisenberg formulated his theory, the field has transformed our understanding of the physical world, yet many of its applications remain in development ...

A new calculation shows how five atoms interact in the Efimov effect. It marks a major leap in quantum physics. Matter behaves weirdly at the quantum scale, one of the strangest examples being the ...

From South Carolina to Tokyo, Gov. Wes Moore’s 2025 traveling sales pitch to bring more businesses to Maryland has focused on ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

In the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was young, physicists Jane Dewey and Laura Chalk performed some of the first experimental tests of the theory, based on a phenomenon called the Stark effect. Later ...