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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.

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

At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

Separate from Nighthawk, IBM is pushing forward with IBM Quantum Loon, an experimental quantum processor that aims to deliver ...

Philip Ball dives into the challenges in developing quantum computing, and building up investments and users for the tech ...

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