Two recent studies published in Nature and Science Advances explored quantum approaches that could improve the precision of ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping—the act of ...

For decades, quantum physics and general relativity have stood as two powerful but separate theories. Quantum physics explains the behavior of tiny particles like atoms and photons. General relativity ...

Scientists learned that reading a quantum clock requires orders of magnitude more energy than running it. This surprising imbalance reveals that observation itself shapes the flow and thermodynamics ...

The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

Vincenzo Savona, head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems. 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber- CC-BY-SA 4.0 ...

The long-standing issue holding back quantum computing, its high propensity for errors, may finally be in the past.

The dream of creating game-changing quantum computers—supermachines that encode information in single atoms rather than ...

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Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...